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A Gallup Poll is an opinion poll conducted by The Gallup Organization and frequently used by the mass media for representing public opinion. The Gallup Poll is named after its inventor, the American statistician George Gallup. Until the mid 1980's the Gallup poll conducted its polls using door-to-door sampling methods. Now, however, nearly all samples are chosen using the process of "random digit dialing". ("How Polls are Conducted", an excerpt from Where America Stands by Michael Golay, 1997) The Gallup Poll has existed since the 1930s. Historically, The Gallup Organization has ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Conservatives Maintain Edge as Top Ideological Group
Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June. Forty percent of Americans ...via Memeorandum -
“Conservatives” Are Single-Largest Ideological Group
Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This ...Posted by Walter Cox -
Egyptians’ Approval of U.S. Leadership Up, But Still Low
As President Barack Obama addresses the Muslim world from Egypt's capital Thursday, a March 2009 Gallup Poll shows that current approval of U.S. leadership among Egyptians is ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Approval of U.S. Leadership Up in Some Arab Countries
President Barack Obama may find audiences in many Arab countries more willing to listen when he addresses the Muslim world Thursday from Cairo, Egypt. New Gallup Polls ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Views of Income Taxes Among Most Positive Since 1956
A new Gallup Poll finds 48% of Americans saying the amount of federal income taxes they pay is "about right," with 46% saying "too high" -- one of the most positive ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Final Presidential Estimate: Obama 55%, McCain 44%
The final Gallup 2008 pre-election poll -- based on Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Gallup Poll Daily tracking -- shows Barack Obama with a 53% to 42% advantage over John McCain among likely ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Debate Watchers Give Obama Edge Over McCain
Americans who watched the first presidential debate on Sept. 26 gave Barack Obama the edge over John McCain as having done the better job in the debate, by a 46% to 34% ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Gallup: McCain Moves Ahead, 48% to 45%
Princeton, NJ -- The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update shows John McCain moving ahead of Barack Obama, 48% to 45%, when registered voters are asked for whom they would ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Obama-Biden Ticket Leads by 6 Points
Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 28-30, including two days of interviewing since the close of the Democratic National Convention, finds Barack Obama with a six percentage ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Congressional Approval Hits Record-Low 14%
Democrats less positive than Republicans about Congress -- PRINCETON, NJ -- Congress' job approval rating has dropped five percentage points over the past month, from 19% ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Little “Obama Effect” on Views About Race Relations
A majority of Americans, 56%, believe that a solution to America's race-relations problem will eventually be worked out -- a figure that is roughly the same as those Gallup ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Obama 52%, McCain 42% Among Likely Voters
PRINCETON, NJ - Barack Obama leads John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking interviewing conducted Wednesday through Friday by an identical 52% to 42% margin among both ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Obama Retains Significant Lead
Barack Obama's advantage over John McCain in the presidential race has again widened to 10 percentage points among registered voters, 52% to 42%, in Gallup Poll Daily tracking ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
The Behavioral Economy
The drop of the Dow Jones Industrial Average by more than 150 points on Friday, Oct. 3, reflects how Wall Street's attention immediately turned back to the basics of the ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Gallup Daily: Obama 47%, McCain 42%
The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update finds Barack Obama with a 47% to 42% lead over John McCain, when registered voters are asked for whom they would vote if the ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Americans Oppose Income Redistribution to Fix Economy
Princeton, NJ -- When given a choice about how government should address the numerous economic difficulties facing today's consumer, Americans overwhelmingly -- by 84% to 13% ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Confidence in Congress: Lowest Ever for Any U.S. Institution
PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's annual update on confidence in institutions finds just 12% of Americans expressing confidence in Congress, the lowest of the 16 institutions tested ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 44%
Voter preferences in the presidential election remain closely split between Barack Obama, now favored by 46% of national registered voters, and John McCain, favored by 44%. ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
McCain Moves to 6-Point Lead Over Obama
Clinton 48%, Obama 46% in national Democratic nomination preferences -- PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain has moved to a six percentage point, 48% to 42%, lead over Barack ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Race Still Close with Obama 47%, Clinton 46%
Preferences nearly tied in each of the last three days -- PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted April 25-27 shows Democrats closely divided in their ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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