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<title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Jones - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/16483.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Jones]]></description><category domain="16483">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans' Mideast Sympathies]]></title>
							<link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/702440/israelis-no-longer-ahead-americans-middle-east-sympathies.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Israelis no longer lead the Palestinians in Americans' sympathies, with independents' shift toward the Palestinians driving most of the change.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[American Pride Diverges Starkly With Democrats, Republicans]]></title>
							<link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/692150/american-pride-slips-new-low.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults are extremely or very proud to be Americans, the lowest in Gallup's 25-year trend.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2024 Election Environment Favorable to GOP]]></title>
							<link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/651092/2024-election-environment-favorable-gop.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Most key measures of the political environment for the 2024 election favor the Republican Party over the Democratic Party.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sharply More Americans Want To Curb Immigration to U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/647123/sharply-americans-curb-immigration.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the first time in nearly two decades, a majority of Americans think immigration to the U.S. should be decreased.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Independent Party ID Tied for High; Democratic ID at New Low]]></title>
							<link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/548459/independent-party-tied-high-democratic-new-low.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 2023, 43% of U.S. adults identified as independents, tying the record high from 2014. Meanwhile, Democratic identification fell to a new low of 27%.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Number of People Identifying as Republican Surged in 2021]]></title>
							<link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/388781/political-party-preferences-shifted-greatly-during-2021.aspx?</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Although the U.S. political party affiliation average for 2021 was similar to prior years, the country shifted from a nine-point Democratic preference early in the year to a five-point Republican advantage near the end.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Job Approval at Personal Best 49%]]></title>
							<link>https://news.gallup.com/poll/284156/trump-job-approval-personal-best.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's job approval has climbed to 49%, his highest to date.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Red States Outnumber Blue for First Time in Gallup Tracking]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/188969/red-states-outnumber-blue-first-time-gallup-tracking.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Gallup's analysis of political party affiliation at the state level in 2015 finds that 20 states are solidly Republican or leaning Republican, compared with 14 solidly Democratic or leaning Democratic states. The remaining 16 are competitive. This is the first time in Gallup's eight...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voter Turnout Will Likely Fall Short of 2004, 2008]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/158435/voter-turnout-likely-fall-short-2004-2008.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Key Gallup indicators of voter turnout, collected prior to superstorm Sandy, suggest voter turnout will fall short of what it was in 2004 and 2008. U.S. registered voters report giving less thought to the election, and are less likely to rate their chance of voting as a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Jumps Five Points, Tied w/Registered Voters]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/157907/romney-narrows-vote-gap-historic-debate-win.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Registered voters' preferences for president are evenly split in the first three days of Gallup tracking since last Wednesday's presidential debate. In the three days prior to the debate, Barack Obama had a five-percentage-point edge among registered voters.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Gallup...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Swing-State Voters Say Not Better Off Than in '08]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/156776/swing-state-voters-say-no-better-off-2008.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- A majority of voters in key 2012 election swing states say they are not better off than they were four years ago; 40% say they are better off. Swing-state voters' assessments of their situation compared with 2008 have varied little since last fall.The results are based...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dem Voting Enthusiasm Down Sharply Since 2008]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/156194/Democratic-Voting-Enthusiasm-Down-Sharply-2004-2008.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Democrats are significantly less likely now (39%) than they were in the summers of 2004 and 2008 to say they are "more enthusiastic about voting than usual" in the coming presidential election. Republicans are more enthusiastic now than in 2008, and the same as in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Young U.S. Voters' Turnout Intentions Lagging]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/155711/Young-Voters-Turnout-Intentions-Lagging.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fifty-eight percent of U.S. registered voters aged 18 to 29 say they will "definitely vote" this fall, well below the current national average of 78% and far below 18- to 29-year-olds' voting intentions in the fall of 2004 and 2008. The 20-percentage-point deficit for young voters versus...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nearly Half Identify as Economically Conservative]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/154889/Nearly-Half-Identify-Economically-Conservative.aspx?utm_source=alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=syndication&amp;utm_content=morelink&amp;utm_term=Politics%20-%20Social%20Issues</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans are more than twice as likely to identify themselves as conservative rather than liberal on economic issues, 46% to 20%. The gap is narrower on social issues, but conservatives still outnumber liberals, 38% to 28%.These results are based on Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll: Federal Gov't Wastes Over Half of Every Dollar]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/149543/Americans-Say-Federal-Gov-Wastes-Half-Every-Dollar.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans estimate that the federal government wastes 51 cents of every dollar it spends, a new high in a Gallup trend question first asked in 1979.The current estimate of 51 cents wasted on the dollar is similar to what Gallup measured in 2009, but marks the first time Americans believe...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tea Party Supporters Backing Perry in GOP Race]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/149213/Tea-Party-Supporters-Backing-Perry-GOP-Nomination.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Rick Perry's candidacy has attracted strong initial support from Republicans who identify themselves as supporters of the Tea Party movement.Perry leads by 21 percentage points over the closest contenders among this group, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann. Among Republicans who say they...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Perry Zooms to Front of Pack for GOP Nomination]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/149180/Perry-Zooms-Front-Pack-2012-GOP-Nomination.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Shortly after announcing his official candidacy, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has emerged as rank-and-file Republicans' current favorite for their party's 2012 presidential nomination.Twenty-nine percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide say they are most likely to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Number Self-Identifying As Conservative at New High]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/148745/Political-Ideology-Stable-Conservatives-Leading.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans' political ideology at the midyear point of 2011 looks similar to 2009 and 2010, with 41% self-identifying as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 21% as liberal.If this pattern continues, 2011 will be the third straight year that conservatives significantly outnumber moderates...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Job Approval Drops to a New Low of 40%]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/148739/Obama-Approval-Drops-New-Low.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama's job approval rating is at a new low, averaging 40% in July 26-28 Gallup Daily tracking. His prior low rating of 41% occurred several times, the last of which was in April. As recently as June 7, Obama had 50% job approval.Obama's approval rating averaged 46% in June and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Leads Field of Announced GOP Candidates]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/148664/Romney-Leads-Field-Announced-GOP-Candidates.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney is the leader for the GOP nomination among the current field of official candidates, supported by 27% of Republicans, compared with 18% for Michele Bachmann. However, Rick Perry would essentially tie Romney, with Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani close behind, in a scenario in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Candidate Extends Lead vs. Obama to 47-39%]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/148487/Republican-Candidate-Extends-Lead-Obama.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Registered voters by a significant margin now say they are more likely to vote for the "Republican Party's candidate for president" than for President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, 47% to 39%. Preferences had been fairly evenly divided this year in this test of Obama's re-election...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Approval with Independents Falls to 35%]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/147140/Obama-Job-Approval-Tying-Low.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ - The latest Gallup Daily tracking three-day average shows 41% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. That ties his low as president, which he registered three times previously -- twice in August 2010 and once in October 2010.The current 41%...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Satisfaction With Gov't, Morality Down Since '08]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/145760/Satisfaction-Gov-Morality-Economy-Down.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- When President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday, he will be addressing a nation that is less satisfied with a variety of aspects of U.S. life than it was in 2008. Americans' satisfaction with six of seven different economic, moral, or governmental...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Approval Down to 38% Among Independents]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/141131/Obama-Job-Approval-Rating-Down-Among-Independents.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Thirty-eight percent of independents approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, the first time independent approval of Obama has dropped below 40% in a Gallup Daily tracking weekly aggregate. Meanwhile, Obama maintains the support of 81% of Democrats, and his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Satisfaction Historically Low for Midterm Year]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/128120/Satisfaction-Historically-Low-Midterm-Year.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- So far in 2010, an average of 23% of Americans have been satisfied with the way things are going in the United States. That is well below the 40% historical average Gallup has measured since 1979, when it began asking this question. The 2010 average is also the lowest...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Edge Ahead of Democrats in 2010 Vote]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/124226/Republicans-Edge-Ahead-Democrats-2010-Vote.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Republicans have moved ahead of Democrats by 48% to 44% among registered voters in the latest update on Gallup&#39;s generic congressional ballot for the 2010 House elections, after trailing by six points in July and two points last month.The Nov. 5-8 update comes just...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Advantage in Party Affiliation Shrinks]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/122693/Democratic-Advantage-Party-Affiliation-Shrinks.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Healthcare: More Disapprove Than Approve of Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/121814/More-Disapprove-Than-Approve-Obama-Healthcare.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[More Americans See Democrats as 'Too Liberal']]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/121307/More-Americans-See-Democratic-Party-Too-Liberal.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Worry McCain Too Similar to Bush]]></title>
							<link>http://www.gallup.com/poll/108490/Americans-Worry-McCain-Would-Too-Similar-Bush.aspx</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jeffrey Jones</author>
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