Past Poll Results

Yesterday's Poll Results

September 12, 2025

Do you agree with Peggy Noonan: The assassination of Charlie Kirk feels different... like a hinge point... that is going to reverberate in new dark ways?
68.97% -  Yes
31.03% -  No
*Percentage of 33,779 votes

September 11, 2025

Will the senseless killing of Charlie Kirk be a turning point toward lowering the temperature of our national debate? (Percentage of 43,362 votes)
95.06% -  No
4.94% -  Yes

September 10, 2025

Agree/Disagree: Leave Phillies Karen alone (Percentage of 29,293 votes)
61.39% -  Agree
38.61% -  Disagree

September 09, 2025

Which is more politically damaging to Donald Trump: his denial of any involvement with the Epstein birthday greeting, or the greeting itself? (Percentage of 35,639 votes)
77.22% -  His denial
22.78% -  The greeting itself

September 08, 2025

Should the NYTimes have revealed a secret 2019 Navy Seals operation in North Korea? (Percentage of 32,097 votes)
58.43% -  No
41.57% -  Yes

September 07, 2025

Department of Defense or Department of War? (Percentage of 38,427 votes)
94.87% -  Defense
5.13% -  War

September 06, 2025

Do you think the American Dream—that if you work hard, you'll get ahead—still holds true, never held true, or once held true but does not anymore? (Percentage of 59,305 votes)
49.7% -  Once but no longer
44.05% -  Still
6.25% -  Never

September 05, 2025

Should the U.S. military conduct lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in international waters without a formal declaration of war? (Percentage of 35,641 votes)
72.46% -  No
27.54% -  Yes

September 04, 2025

Will two more Republicans join Reps. Massie, Mace, Boebert, and Greene in supporting the Democrats to release the DOJ's Epstein-Maxwell investigation files? (Percentage of 33,457 votes)
61.72% -  Yes
38.28% -  No

September 03, 2025

Where nearly 60 people were shot and 8 died in Chicago during Labor Day weekend, is sending in the National Guard really a bad idea? (Percentage of 36,085 votes)
70.99% -  Yes
29.01% -  No

September 02, 2025

Should workers such as golf caddies, party DJs and home electricians be exempt from paying taxes on their tips? (Percentage of 33,888 votes)
56.32% -  No
43.68% -  Yes

September 01, 2025

On this Labor Day, will AI reshape jobs more than the assembly line or computers did? (Percentage of 31,946 votes)
71.62% -  Yes
28.38% -  No

August 31, 2025

If Lisa Cook designated two separate properties as her primary residence in mortgage documents, is that enough to warrant her resignation? (Percentage of 35,000 votes)
78.21% -  No
21.79% -  Yes

August 30, 2025

What do you think of when people offer "thoughts and prayers" after a mass shooting? (Percentage of 40,656 votes)
64.88% -  Deflection
35.12% -  Decency

August 29, 2025

Is Michelle Obama’s advice — “When they go low, we go high” — effective in today’s political climate? (Percentage of 33,618 votes)
77.02% -  No
22.98% -  Yes

August 28, 2025

Should the person who assaulted a federal agent with a sandwich in Washington be indicted for a felony? (Percentage of 36,604 votes)
86.81% -  No
13.19% -  Yes

August 27, 2025

Should plus-sized travelers be required to purchase two seats? (Percentage of 33,952 votes)
72.1% -  Yes
27.9% -  No

August 26, 2025

Should burning the American flag be legal in all contexts? (Percentage of 32,595 votes)
54.19% -  Yes
45.81% -  No

August 25, 2025

Will deployment of the National Guard to American cities reduce crime? (Percentage of 36,074 votes)
70.67% -  No
29.33% -  Yes

August 24, 2025

Good news or bad: The U.S. government has just taken a 10% equity stake in Intel. (Percentage of 32,661 votes)
85.36% -  Bad News
14.64% -  Good news

August 23, 2025

Do you believe Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide? (Percentage of 56,613 votes)
69.83% -  No
30.17% -  Yes

August 22, 2025

Should California abandon its independent redistricting commission? (Percentage of 30,695 votes)
68.24% -  No
31.76% -  Yes

August 21, 2025

Why are fewer and fewer Americans registering as Democrats? (Percentage of 34,763 votes)
42.09% -  Leadership
34.04% -  Too leftist
7.59% -  Media
6.62% -  Elitism
6.28% -  Trump
3.39% -  Economy

August 20, 2025

Is voting by mail secure? (Percentage of 38,737 votes)
88.55% -  Yes
11.45% -  No

August 19, 2025

Agree/Disagree: It's time for Ukraine to join NATO, and for the United States to invoke Article 5 and go to war with Russia. (Percentage of 38,233 votes)
55.5% -  Disagree
44.5% -  Agree

August 18, 2025

Should President Trump commit to deploying U.S. troops alongside those of European nations to provide security to Ukraine once hostilities have ended? (Percentage of 36,484 votes)
79.1% -  Yes
20.9% -  No

August 17, 2025

Should President Trump impose additional sanctions now or allow additional negotiations to play out? (Percentage of 31,267 votes)
73.86% -  Sanctions
26.14% -  Negotiations

August 16, 2025

If President Trump brokers a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that Ukraine finds acceptable, should he be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? (Percentage of 65,895 votes)
66.51% -  No
33.49% -  Yes

August 15, 2025

Why are fewer Americans drinking alcohol? (Percentage of 33,990 votes)
52.28% -  Health
29.75% -  Alternatives
12.53% -  Cost
5.44% -  Isolation

August 14, 2025

Will the war between Russia and Ukraine end within the next six months? (Percentage of 35,686 votes)
81.34% -  No
18.66% -  Yes

August 13, 2025

Agree or Disagree: America is underpoliced and over incarcerated. (Percentage of 31,634 votes)
66.76% -  Agree
33.24% -  Disagree

August 12, 2025

Should President Trump reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug? (Percentage of 34,763 votes)
75.65% -  Yes
24.35% -  No

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