Congressional Connection Poll

A national poll that tracks the public’s priorities for Congress and Washington - and its opinions on the policies that Congress is debating.

1/15/2013

Poll: Country Divided Over Debt Ceiling, Deficit Reduction

By Steven Shepard

Surveys showed that Americans sided with President Obama and Democrats in last month’s debate over extending the Bush tax cuts for most taxpayers, but according to a new United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, the country is more divided over how to reduce the deficit as the White House and Congress fight over the debt ceiling and sequestration. what do you think?

1/14/2013

Poll Finds That Obama’s Base Overlaps With Gun-Control Coalition

By Shane Goldmacher

As President Obama readies a new push for gun-control legislation, he will rely on the support of the same political coalition that thrust him into a second term last November: young people, minorities, and college-educated women. what do you think?

12/11/2012

Poll Shows Public Skeptical of Trimming Home-Mortgage Deductions

By Steven Shepard

As Congress and President Obama prepare to cut government spending and increase revenue sufficient to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, Americans are divided on specific revenue-raisers currently under consideration, according to results of the latest United Technologies/ National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. The survey shows that, on balance, Americans are open to reducing key tax deductions and credits for those earning more than $250,000 a year, but there is only limited support to reducing those credits for all taxpayers. what do you think?

12/10/2012

Poll Shows Americans Fear Entitlement Cuts the Most in 'Cliff' Talks

By Shane Goldmacher

As President Obama and congressional leaders race to avert the fiscal cliff, Americans remain concerned that whatever budget deal they strike will cut too much from Medicare and Social Security, according to a new poll. what do you think?

12/4/2012

Poll Shows Public Wants Entitlements Left Untouched

By Matthew Cooper

As Democrats and Republicans in Washington remain at odds over how to reshape the nation’s finances and prevent it from falling over the fiscal cliff, the public is supportive of cutting spending and at the same time more protective than ever of entitlement programs such as Medicare. what do you think?

12/3/2012

Poll Shows Ambivalence on Fiscal Cliff, Support for Rice

By Matthew Cooper

As the White House and congressional Republicans try to keep the nation from going over the so-called fiscal cliff, a new survey finds that the public is amenable to raising taxes on wealthier Americans and as averse as ever to cutting entitlement programs. what do you think?

11/13/2012

GOP Ponders Immigration Reform, and So Does Public

By John Aloysius Farrell

Americans appear to be moving toward consensus on the difficult issue of immigration reform, with 76 percent of those surveyed in the United Technologies/ National Journal Congressional Connection Poll saying that the nation should allow some or all of the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants to remain in the United States if they meet certain conditions of residency and good behavior. what do you think?

11/12/2012

Poll: Americans Want Congress to Act on Jobs

By Steven Shepard

Last week’s elections have left Americans more optimistic about the prospects of President Obama and Congress reaching agreement on the most important issues facing the federal government, according to a United Technologies/ National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted ahead of the crucial lame-duck session beginning this week. That optimism is driven mainly by self-identified Democrats, and respondents express more confidence in Obama and his party than in congressional Republicans, the poll shows. what do you think?

10/31/2012

Anger Aside, Voters Favor D.C. Status Quo

By Ronald Brownstein

Despite dissatisfaction with the nation’s direction and Washington’s performance, voters lean toward retaining the status quo in Washington, the latest United Technologies/ National Journal Congressional Connection Poll has found. what do you think?

10/16/2012

Public Would Accept Tax Hikes in Debt Deal

By Fawn Johnson

Voters are more likely to embrace tax increases for households making $250,000 or more than cuts to Medicare or other domestic spending, according to the latest United Technologies/ National Journal Congressional Connection Poll. They are also more worried about cuts in entitlement programs than about tax hikes as a part of any deal that policymakers strike to fend off the sequester’s $1.2 trillion in automatic cuts at the start of next year. what do you think?

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