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States of Play: Battleground & National Likely Voter Surveys on COVID-19, Vaccines, and Economic Relief
Change Research/ CNBC Poll: July 26-26, 2020 The ballot tightens but large majorities still disapprove of Trump’s COVID response Biden leads by 9 points in the national ballot and by 3 points in the battleground (48% to 45%). While the battleground ballot has...
States of Play: Battleground & National Likely Voter Surveys on COVID-19, the Economy
Change Research/ CNBC Poll: July 10-12, 2020 Key Takeaways Biden leads Trump by 10 points among likely voters nationally, and by 6 points in the battleground, steady over the past two weeks. Majorities disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy, helping your...
Californians Overwhelmingly Want Action on Oil Hazards, Just Transition
A new poll finds that Californians overwhelmingly favor more action from their elected officials to protect them from the negative health impacts of oil operations. The poll of 1,606 adults, conducted by Change Research, found extremely high support for 2,500 foot...
States of Play: Battleground & National Surveys on COVID-19, Trump & the Economy
Change Research/ CNBC Poll: June 26-28, 2020Key TakeawaysBiden leads Trump 49 to 41 among likely voters nationally, and he leads by 6 points in the battleground (50 to 44), up 3 points over the last two weeks. For the first time since early April a majority say that...
States of Play: Battleground & National Likely Voter Surveys on The Economy, COVID-19 & Racism
Change Research/ CNBC Poll: June 12-14, 2020Key TakeawaysBiden is increasing his lead over Trump, and now leads by 10 points nationally and by 3 points in the battleground, including leading in each of the six battleground states. Majorities disapprove of Trump job...
Wayne County, Michigan Prosecutor Race
To: Michigan Liberation and the Wayne County For the People CoalitionFrom: Change ResearchDate: May 29, 2020Re: Wayne County MI County Prosecutor RaceKey FindingsChange Research conducted a poll of 816 registered likely 2020 Democratic primary voters in Wayne County,...
Black Lives Matter—Our Statement of Solidarity
Dear friends,Black Lives Matter.To those in Minneapolis demanding justice for the murder of George Floyd, we stand with you.To those protesting across the nation and the world demanding action to end racist, violent policing, we stand with you.To those in the...
States of Play: Battleground Survey on COVID-19
CNBC/Change Research Poll in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: May 29-31, 2020Key TakeawaysBiden is leading by 7 points nationally, and now leads across the 6-state battleground.63% of battleground voters and 69% nationally...
Care in Action Poll on HEROES Act
Change Research poll of 4,116 registered likely voters in 8 Senate swing states (AZ, CO, GA, IA, ME, MT, NC, SC) and 1,110 registered likely voters in 42 frontline congressional districtsVoters support the HEROES ActIn all 8 Senate battleground states, the majority of...
States of Play: Battleground Survey on COVID-19
CNBC/Change Research Poll in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: May 15-17, 2020Key Takeaways66% of battleground voters are seriously concerned about COVID-19, 42% believe things are getting better, and 41% say they are getting...
PollerCoaster 2020: Michiganders Oppose Stay-at-Home Protests, Trust Biden More than Trump
Crooked Media/Change Research Michigan Poll: May 11-17, 2020Key Takeaways: 48% of Michiganders are more worried about opening up the economy too soon than waiting too long, and 41% agree that we must take all possible precautions to limit the spread of coronavirus.The...
States of Play: Battleground Survey on COVID-19
CNBC/Change Research Poll in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: May 1-3, 2020Key Takeaways68% of voters in the battleground remain seriously concerned about the coronavirus and 52% disapprove of Trump’s handling of the...
States of Play: Change Research/ CNBC Poll on COVID-19
CNBC/Change Research Poll in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: April 17-18, 2020Key TakeawaysVoters in battleground states are still more concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on health and safety (72%) than the impact on their...
National Poll on Coronavirus
Change Research National Poll: April 13-15, 2020Key FindingsWorry level differs sharply by racial group, and economic stress is much more pronounced among black and Latinx votersMajority of voters still disapprove of Trump’s handling of COVID-19Voters believe...
States of Play: Battleground Voters Growing Concerns on COVID-19
CNBC/Change Research Poll in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: April 2-3, 2020Key Takeaways65% of voters were seriously concerned about the coronavirus compared to just 20% of voters who were seriously concerned in our survey...
National Poll on Coronavirus
Change Research National Poll: March 26-28, 2020Key FindingsAmericans say they want expanded access to affordable healthcare even more than before the coronavirus crisis hitThe public broadly supports a national Vote By Mail policy for the 2020 election More voters...
Leadership During COVID-19
Dear Friends of Change,We hope you’re doing okay in this challenging time. We’re thankful for everyone who’s going above and beyond to make the world a better place -- whether they’re helping the sick, loading up supplies to keep us going, or pushing for a world that...
Battleground Voters on COVID-19
CNBC/ Change Research Poll in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin: March 9-11, 2020Key FindingsA majority of voters have serious concerns about the coronavirus disease. A 53% majority say they have serious concerns about the...
Biden Leads the Democratic Primary in South Carolina, followed by Sanders and Steyer
Change Research/ Post and Courier South Carolina Poll: February 23-27Key FindingsJoe Biden leads the Democratic primary with 28%, followed by Bernie Sanders (24%), and Tom Steyer (16%).Biden (36%) and Steyer (22%) lead among black voters, and Sanders (27%) and Biden...
Sanders leads by 17 Points in the Democratic Primary in California
Change Research/ KQED California Poll: February 20-23, 2020Key Takeaways:Bernie Sanders (37%) has consolidated his lead in the Democratic primary, followed by Warren (20%), Biden (12%), Buttigieg (11%), and Bloomberg (6%).Sanders leads among all age groups. His lead...