Ron Paul–Backed Libertarian Senate Candidate Murray Sabrin Not Getting Polled Despite Running Against Robert Menendez
What does it take for a strong third-party candidate to get polled against a scandal-plagued incumbent? His own money, turns out.
Polls
Shock Poll: Gary Johnson at 21% in Senate Race, Nearly Twice as Much as GOP Nominee
More New Mexico Republicans favor the Libertarian than their own candidate for U.S. Senate.
Democrats and Young People Prefer Socialism to Capitalism, Poll Finds
Republicans, on the other hand, tend to be pro-capitalism and anti-socialism.
Toss-Up Senate Races Abandoned by Koch Network Feature Unusually Strong Libertarian Party Contenders
Neck-and-neck races in Indiana and Nevada could determine the balance of the Senate. Both feature Libertarians who have previously cracked 5% yet aren't being polled.
Americans Support Alternatives to Cash Bail, Once They Know They Exist
People don't like the idea of people who haven't been convicted yet being stuck in jail because they can't pay
Why the Hell Isn't Larry Sharpe Being Polled in New York?
At least one-quarter of New Yorkers would tell you that they won't vote Democrat or Republican, if only pollsters would ask them.
Consumers Are Open to Superhuman Vision and Cognitive Enhancements. Are Regulators?
The first comprehensive survey on attitudes about human enhancement finds Americans are open to some crazy new technologies.
Here Are 5 Criminal Justice Reform Measures That Americans Say They Support
A new poll says voters want change. They can get it if they truly want it.
Poll Commissioned by Pot Prohibitionists Shows How Unpopular Pot Prohibition Is
A survey by an anti-marijuana group finds that only 16 percent of Americans support the current federal policy.
The Trump Effect: White Men Stand Alone?
A new poll shows white women souring on the GOP.
High School Students Are Very Worried About Overpopulation. They Shouldn't Be.
New report claims U.S. overpopulation will blight their futures.
Pentagon Investigates UFO Sightings and an Interstellar Visitor Zips Through Solar System
Survey finds 47 percent of people believe in the existence of intelligent alien civilizations in the universe.
71 Percent of Millennials Say U.S. Politics Needs a Third Major Party
White men and black women were the most likely to endorse America moving beyond the Dem-GOP binary.
Students Against Free Speech, Political Correctness Run Amok, and Other Findings from Cato's New Survey
Students are split on whether the government should restrict hate speech.
45 Percent of Americans Say There Is Too Much Government Regulation of Business
What's wrong with the other 55 percent?
Survey: 58% of Students Want a Campus Where They Are Not Exposed to 'Intolerant or Offensive Ideas'
Most either think hate speech isn't protected by the First Amendment or aren't sure.
Republicans Are Far From Consistent Champions of the First Amendment, Poll Finds
Many conservatives want to proscribe the rights of Muslims, journalists, and those who "disrespect" the United States.
Is That Poll That Found College Students Don't Value Free Speech Really 'Junk Science'? Not So Fast
Or how writing about survey methodology can go wrong fast
More Than a Third of Americans Have No Idea What the First Amendment Says
And 20 percent don't know atheists have the same rights as everyone else.
Even Atheists Think that Atheists Are More Likely to Be Immoral Than Believers
"Our findings reveal widespread suspicion that morality requires belief in a god."
More Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage Than Ever
Republicans nearly at majority approval.
Atheism More Prevalent Among Americans Than the Polls Generally Show
A new study finds that 26 percent of Americans likely do not believe in God.
Election Do-Over Poll Shows Gains for Gary Johnson, Jill Stein
No sign of third-party regrets
Warmer Temperatures: More Climate Satisfaction in U.S.
At least for the next several decades.
For U.S. 'Dangerous' Climate Change Is Like Moving 180 Miles South: New at Reason
New study finds Americans would prefer warmer weather on balance
Where Have All the Free Speech Fans Gone?
The big drop in campus support for free speech happened in the '70s and '80s, but the decline hasn't stopped lately.
Police, Criminal Justice, and the Millennial Vote
Emily Ekins on the Latest Polling Numbers
Mississippi Is the Most Religious and Vermont the Least Religious of the States
Hmm. I wonder what other comparisons might one make?
OMG, No: Negative Opinion Polls Are Not Fake News
Even if pollsters have whiffed on a bunch of recent elections
Trump Is Wrong About Crime in Chicago (and His Voters Are Wrong About Crime Everywhere Else Too)
Trump voters overwhelmingly believe crime is getting worse, even though it's far better than it used to be. The president is only feeding that misconception.
Trump Now Faces the Same Public Distrust That Propelled Him Into Office
He enters the presidency with extraordinarily low approval numbers.
Hillary Clinton Likely Lost Because More Democrats Stayed Home
Third party voters were blamed for Trump's election, but Clinton's inability to motivate her own party's voters was a far greater factor in her defeat.
Less Than One-Third of Americans Want to See Roe v. Wade Overturned
A majority of both Republicans and Democrats think the Supreme Court should leave Roe alone.
What Does Rising Support for Legalizing Both Marijuana and Same-Sex Marriage Mean?
Notions of individual autonomy may be increasingly important to the American public, says new study.
Want to Stop Asset Forfeiture Abuse? Teach Americans That It Happens.
People don't like it when cops take property without getting convictions.
Why Was Clinton's Campaign Weak Enough to Be Killed by a Mealy-Mouthed Letter?
Bill Clinton joins his wife in blaming FBI Director James Comey for her humiliating loss.
A Quarter of Transgender People Report Restroom Confrontations
New poll gives insight in what has become a national debate.
Trump and the Media's Alleged 'Failure'
There was actually plenty of news coverage of the views of Trump supporters.
Yep: The Polls Still Don't Work
The survey research industry is in crisis. Here are some of the reasons why.
Gary Johnson's Final Poll Numbers: 4.8% and Rising
Libertarian is up at least 3x up on his 2012 results in every state, exceeding the Clinton-Trump spread in one-quarter of the country, beating Jill Stein everywhere, and ahead of ballot-access thresholds in 24 of 29 states.
If Hillary Clinton Wins Nevada, Florida, North Carolina and Other Close States, She Can Thank Gary Johnson
25% of the Libertarian's current supporters are Republicans compared to 10% Democrats
Evan McMullin: Only a Mormon Phenomenon So Far
Outside of Utah and the Mormon belt of Idaho, the independent conservative is polling in Jill Stein territory
The Presidential Race Is Still Not Close for Most Voters
At least three-fifths of the country is virtually uncontested.
Gary Johnson Will Get 4.9% of the Vote, Predicts FiveThirtyEight
Libertarian Party may fall tantalizingly short of its number-one goal.
Pollsters Made Up a Conspiracy Theory, and Then 32.5% of the People They Questioned Endorsed It
Which does that tell us more about: conspiracy theories, or polls?
Gary Johnson Poll Collapse: Just 3% of Likely Voters in CNN/ORC Survey
Libertarian nominee hurtling southward toward the 5% threshold nationwide
