governance governance / http://backend.userland.com/rss ͯÑÕÊÓƵ WebTeam Americans' State of the Nation Ratings Remain at Record Low As President Donald Trump launches initiatives to reshape the nation in his second term, a recent ͯÑÕÊÓƵ poll provides a road map for the issues Americans think need the most attention. /poll/656114/americans-state-nation-ratings-remain-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/656114/americans-state-nation-ratings-remain-record-low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT Few Major U.S. Political Figures Rated Positively on Balance Marco Rubio, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Hakeem Jeffries are among a few of the key U.S. political figures Americans rate more positively than negatively. /poll/656111/few-major-political-figures-rated-positively-balance.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/656111/few-major-political-figures-rated-positively-balance.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT Trump Transition Ratings Better the Second Time Around A slim majority of U.S. adults approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his presidential transition, but more rate his Cabinet picks negatively than positively. /poll/654698/trump-transition-ratings-better-second-time-around.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/654698/trump-transition-ratings-better-second-time-around.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT Public Support for Making U.S. Government More Efficient Americans generally support the concept of making the government more efficient and more limited in scope. /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/653657/public-support-making-government-efficient.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:00:00 GMT Not OK in the UK: Satisfaction With Community Basics Suffers With a general election on the horizon, Britons are less satisfied than the rest of Western Europe with how their local communities are functioning. /poll/643232/not-satisfaction-community-basics-suffers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/643232/not-satisfaction-community-basics-suffers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:00:00 GMT Americans Say More Women Officeholders Would Benefit Country Most women and close to half of men in the U.S. think the country would be governed better if more women were in political office. /poll/611030/americans-say-women-officeholders-benefit-country.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/611030/americans-say-women-officeholders-benefit-country.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:01:00 GMT Democrats' Rating of Biden Slips; Overall Approval at 37% Democrats' less positive appraisal of Biden's presidency has sent his overall job approval rating down to 37%, tied for his lowest to date. /poll/513305/democrats-ratings-biden-slip-overall-approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/513305/democrats-ratings-biden-slip-overall-approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT Public Firm in View Government Doing Too Much, Too Powerful Per usual, a majority of Americans think the government is doing too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. /poll/512900/public-firm-view-government-doing-powerful.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/512900/public-firm-view-government-doing-powerful.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:45:00 GMT Americans Trust Local Government Most, Congress Least Trust in government institutions remains below historical averages. Americans trust local government the most and the federal legislative branch the least. /poll/512651/americans-trust-local-government-congress-least.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/512651/americans-trust-local-government-congress-least.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:00:00 GMT Government Agency Ratings Remain Largely Negative Americans rate 12 of 16 federal government agencies and departments negatively. The U.S. Postal Service remains the highest-rated agency. /poll/512585/government-agency-ratings-remain-largely-negative.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/512585/government-agency-ratings-remain-largely-negative.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:00:00 GMT