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Updated 10/2010
Opinion Polls Regarding Confidence in Government
- Pollingreport.com - An independent, nonpartisan website that gathers/summarizes polls on trends in American public opinion.
- KCTS-9 / KPLU / Washington Poll (
), October 15, 2010 - Poll results summarize opinion of a sampling of Washington State residents regarding the direction of Washington State (right or wrong track) priority issues, primary news sources, and various political issues.
- Polls and Opinion, Govspot.com - Links to major polling organizations including some of regional interest.
- Guide to Public Opinion Poll Web Sites, Association of College & Research Libraries - Polls include some of regional interest.
- Public Opinion Surveys, Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research - Links to major national polling organizations.
- Public Trust in Government: 1958-2010, and Distrust, Discontent, Anger, Partisan Rancor, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, April 18, 2010 - Revealing poll numbers and analysis of escalating anger and distrust in government and other institutions.
- The Role of Government Survey, Washington Post - Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University, October, 2010 - Choose "Washington Post Article," for a summary of the results of the survey. Choose "Toplines" for the full survey.
- Static America: Myths about Political Change in the U.S. (), by Michael J. Robinson, Special to the Pew Research Center, September 27, 2010 - Report indicates that while party affiliation swings back and forth, political ideology (conservative, moderate, liberal) and values have remained relatively constant.
- Americans Spending More Time Following the News Ideological News Sources: Who Watches and Why, The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, September 12, 2010.
- Distrust in U.S. Media Edges Up to Record High, by Lymari Morales, Gallup, September 29, 2010.
- The Fading Glory of the Television and Telephone, by Paul Taylor and Wendy Wang, The Pew Research Center, August 19, 2010.
- The Generation Gap on Government: Why and How the Millennial Generation Is the Most Pro-Government Generation and What This Means for Our Future (), by Guy Molyneux and Ruy Teixeira, with John Whaley, July 2010 - Report based on nationwide survey conducted by Hart Research Associates for the Center for American Progress.
- Public Rejects Variety of Options for Fixing State Budgets, Pew Charitable Trust Poll, Jun 28, 2010.
- What Does the Public Know?, Pew Charitable Trust Poll, Oct 14, 2009.
- Could Twitter Data Replace Opinion Polls? - New study from Carnegie Mellon University shows that analyzing data from Twitter yields the same results as conducting a public opinion polls.
- Harris Alienation Index Remains Lower than It Was for Most of the Last 20 Years (), August 10, 2010.
- Americans Distrust Government, but Want It to Do More, NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll, 2000.
- Government's Greatest Achievements of the Past Half Century - Brookings Institution report and survey about government successes.