Donald Trump's appointments, policy plans, and foreign policy: November 17-19, 2024, Economist/YouGov Poll Kathy Frankovic & David Montgomery, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Donald Trump's appointees, Trump's policy proposals, opinions of Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump's foreign-policy credentials, and wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Older Americans are least confident after Trump's win Christopher Good, Ipsos Americans aged 55+ are downbeat on a range of social, political, and economic issues post-election, according to the latest Ipsos Consumer Tracker.
Harris Is the Very Early Leader in the Race for the 2028 Democratic Nomination Eli Yokley, Morning Consult 43% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents nationwide said they would vote for Harris if the party’s 2028 presidential primary were held today, while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has 9% support in the early look followed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom with 8%.
Gun Ownership Rates Have Spiked Among Republican Women Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Gun ownership among U.S. adults is holding steady near 30%, but that masks a sharp increase in ownership among Republican women offsetting declines among Democratic and independent men. Meanwhile, ownership remains high among Republican men but is relatively scarce among Democratic and independent women.
Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2024 Biennial Health Insurance Survey Commonwealth Fund More than half (56%) of U.S. working-age adults were insured all year with coverage adequate to ensure affordable access to care. But there are soft spots requiring policy attention: 9 percent of adults were uninsured, 12 percent had a gap in coverage over the past year, and 23 percent were underinsured, meaning they had coverage for a full year that didn’t provide them with affordable access to heath care.
