National Tracking Poll Project: 2110042 N Size: 1999 Registered Voters Margin of Error: ± 2% Topline Report October 08-11, 2021 Question Response Frequency Percentage P1 Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? Right Direction 761 38% Wrong Track 1238 62% nr2b Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as President? Strongly Approve 449 22% Somewhat Approve 476 24% Somewhat Disapprove 237 12% Strongly Disapprove 776 39% Don’t Know / No Opinion 61 3% nr2bNET Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as President? Total Approve 925 46% Total Disapprove 1013 51% Don’t Know / No Opinion 61 3% P3 Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress? Economic Issues – like taxes, wages, jobs, unemployment, and spending 727 36% Security Issues – like terrorism, foreign policy, and border security 373 19% Health Care Issues – like the 2010 health care law, Medicaid, other challenges 244 12% Seniors Issues – like Medicare and Social Security 257 13% Women’s Issues – like birth control, abortion, and equal pay 111 6% Education Issues – like school standards, class sizes, school choice, and student loans 62 3% Energy Issues – like carbon emissions, cost of electricity/gasoline, or renewables 89 4% Other: 137 7% Page | 1
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National Tracking Poll
Project: 2110042N Size: 1999 Registered Voters
Margin of Error: ± 2%Topline Report October 08-11, 2021
Question Response Frequency PercentageP1 Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the
right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?Right Direction 761 38%Wrong Track 1238 62%
nr2b Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as President?Strongly Approve 449 22%
nr2bNET Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Biden is doing as President?Total Approve 925 46%
Total Disapprove 1013 51%Don’t Know / No Opinion 61 3%
P3 Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on yourmind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress?
Economic Issues – like taxes, wages, jobs,unemployment, and spending
727 36%
Security Issues – like terrorism, foreign policy, andborder security
373 19%
Health Care Issues – like the 2010 health care law,Medicaid, other challenges
244 12%
Seniors Issues – like Medicare and Social Security 257 13%Women’s Issues – like birth control, abortion, and equal
pay111 6%
Education Issues – like school standards, class sizes,school choice, and student loans
62 3%
Energy Issues – like carbon emissions, cost ofelectricity/gasoline, or renewables
89 4%
Other: 137 7%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL1 Thinking about the November 2022 midterm elections for U.S. Congress, how
enthusiastic would you say you are about voting in the midterm elections?Extremely enthusiastic 513 26%
Very enthusiastic 384 19%Somewhat enthusiastic 543 27%
Not too enthusiastic 405 20%Not at all enthusiastic 153 8%
POL2 If the election for U.S. Congress in your district was held today, which one of thefollowing candidates are you most likely to vote for?
Mike Pompeo 2 0%Ron DeSantis 97 12%Liz Cheney 14 2%
Someone else 21 3%Would not vote 22 3%
POL3b If the 2024 Democratic presidential primary were being held today, for whom wouldyou vote? (N=886)
Joe Biden 735 83%Someone else 112 13%
Would not vote 39 4%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL4 Do you believe Donald Trump should play a major role in the Republican party, a
minor role in the Republican party, or should he no longer play a role in theRepublican Party?
Play a major role in the Republican party 619 31%Play a minor role in the Republican party 235 12%
No longer play a role in the Republican party 937 47%Don’t know / No opinion 208 10%
POL5 Do you believe Donald Trump should run for president in the 2024 election?Yes, definitely 495 25%Yes, probably 195 10%
No, probably not 175 9%No, definitely not 1009 50%
Don’t know / No opinion 126 6%
POL6_1 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The economyDemocrats in Congress 761 38%Republicans in Congress 904 45%Don’t know / No opinion 334 17%
POL6_2 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? JobsDemocrats in Congress 778 39%Republicans in Congress 884 44%Don’t know / No opinion 337 17%
POL6_3 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Health careDemocrats in Congress 932 47%Republicans in Congress 738 37%Don’t know / No opinion 329 16%
POL6_4 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? ImmigrationDemocrats in Congress 756 38%Republicans in Congress 916 46%Don’t know / No opinion 327 16%
POL6_5 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Climate changeDemocrats in Congress 974 49%Republicans in Congress 536 27%Don’t know / No opinion 489 24%
POL6_6 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The environmentDemocrats in Congress 998 50%Republicans in Congress 582 29%Don’t know / No opinion 419 21%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL6_7 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Energy
Democrats in Congress 841 42%Republicans in Congress 767 38%Don’t know / No opinion 391 20%
POL6_8 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? EducationDemocrats in Congress 884 44%Republicans in Congress 737 37%Don’t know / No opinion 378 19%
POL6_9 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? National securityDemocrats in Congress 689 34%Republicans in Congress 963 48%Don’t know / No opinion 346 17%
POL6_10 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Gun policyDemocrats in Congress 775 39%Republicans in Congress 858 43%Don’t know / No opinion 367 18%
POL6_11 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Protecting Medicareand Social Security
Democrats in Congress 922 46%Republicans in Congress 728 36%Don’t know / No opinion 349 17%
POL6_12 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? CoronavirusDemocrats in Congress 901 45%Republicans in Congress 680 34%Don’t know / No opinion 418 21%
POL6_13 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Voting rightsDemocrats in Congress 895 45%Republicans in Congress 765 38%Don’t know / No opinion 339 17%
POL7_1 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing ahealthcare reform bill
A top priority 875 44%An important, but lower priority 606 30%
Not too important a priority 201 10%Should not be done 151 8%
Don’t know / No opinion 166 8%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL7_2 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a
bill to address climate change and its effectsA top priority 724 36%
An important, but lower priority 541 27%Not too important a priority 298 15%
Should not be done 306 15%Don’t know / No opinion 131 7%
POL7_3 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing abill to reduce inequality
A top priority 592 30%An important, but lower priority 564 28%
Not too important a priority 370 19%Should not be done 296 15%
Don’t know / No opinion 176 9%
POL7_4 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing aninfrastructure spending bill
A top priority 697 35%An important, but lower priority 635 32%
Not too important a priority 291 15%Should not be done 187 9%
Don’t know / No opinion 188 9%
POL7_5 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing animmigration reform bill
A top priority 770 39%An important, but lower priority 687 34%
Not too important a priority 222 11%Should not be done 152 8%
Don’t know / No opinion 168 8%
POL7_6 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Reducingthe federal budget deficit
A top priority 962 48%An important, but lower priority 637 32%
Not too important a priority 190 9%Should not be done 35 2%
Don’t know / No opinion 175 9%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL7_7 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing
legislation placing additional restrictions on gun ownershipA top priority 583 29%
An important, but lower priority 489 24%Not too important a priority 238 12%
Should not be done 562 28%Don’t know / No opinion 128 6%
POL7_8 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Regulatingtech companies
A top priority 462 23%An important, but lower priority 738 37%
Not too important a priority 473 24%Should not be done 124 6%
Don’t know / No opinion 202 10%
POL7_9 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Stimulatingthe economy to recover from the coronavirus pandemic
A top priority 1126 56%An important, but lower priority 486 24%
Not too important a priority 154 8%Should not be done 127 6%
Don’t know / No opinion 106 5%
POL7_10 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Eliminatingthe legislative filibuster in the Senate
A top priority 486 24%An important, but lower priority 445 22%
Not too important a priority 277 14%Should not be done 402 20%
Don’t know / No opinion 389 19%
POL7_11 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing abill to legalize marijuana
A top priority 329 16%An important, but lower priority 423 21%
Not too important a priority 663 33%Should not be done 466 23%
Don’t know / No opinion 117 6%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL7_12 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a
bill to provide relief to Americans with student loan debtA top priority 465 23%
An important, but lower priority 564 28%Not too important a priority 354 18%
Should not be done 500 25%Don’t know / No opinion 117 6%
POL8_1 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus?President Joe Biden
Excellent 473 24%Good 389 19%
Just Fair 291 15%Poor 770 39%
Don’t Know / No Opinion 77 4%
POL8_2 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus?Congress
Excellent 124 6%Good 407 20%
Just Fair 745 37%Poor 558 28%
Don’t Know / No Opinion 164 8%
POL8_3 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus?Congressional Democrats
Excellent 281 14%Good 523 26%
Just Fair 389 19%Poor 665 33%
Don’t Know / No Opinion 141 7%
POL8_4 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus?Congressional Republicans
Excellent 178 9%Good 384 19%
Just Fair 525 26%Poor 736 37%
Don’t Know / No Opinion 176 9%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL8_5 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus? The
World Health Organization (WHO)Excellent 317 16%
Good 584 29%Just Fair 419 21%
Poor 520 26%Don’t Know / No Opinion 159 8%
POL8_6 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus? TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Excellent 407 20%Good 660 33%
Just Fair 416 21%Poor 406 20%
Don’t Know / No Opinion 111 6%
POL8_7 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus? Yourstate’s governor
Excellent 446 22%Good 581 29%
Just Fair 350 18%Poor 508 25%
Don’t Know / No Opinion 114 6%
POL8_8 How would you rate each of the following on their handling of the coronavirus? Dr.Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Excellent 594 30%Good 400 20%
Just Fair 298 15%Poor 579 29%
Don’t Know / No Opinion 127 6%
POL9 Generally speaking, would you say you are more concerned about...The economic impact of coronavirus including the
effect on the stock market and increased unemployment801 40%
The public health impact of coronavirus including thespread of the disease which would cause more deaths
1050 53%
Don’t know / No opinion 148 7%
POL10 Currently, do you believe it’s more important for the government to address:The spread of coronavirus 905 45%
The economy 969 48%Don’t know / No opinion 126 6%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL11 Even if neither is exactly correct, which of the following comes closest to your opinion?
Americans should continue to social distance for aslong as is needed to curb the spread of coronavirus even
if it means continued damage to the economy
1254 63%
Americans should stop social distancing to stimulatethe economy even if it means increasing the spread of
coronavirus
524 26%
Don’t know / No opinion 222 11%
POL12a As you may know, the Senate has 100 members representing the 50 states. Which ofthe following comes closest to your opinion, even if neither is exactly right? (N=1,013)Bills in the Senate should be required to have at least
51/100 votes to pass401 40%
Bills in the Senate should be required to have at least60/100 votes to pass
440 43%
Don’t know/ No opinion 172 17%
POL12b As you may know, the filibuster rule of the U.S. Senate requires 60 senators to agree toallow a final vote on a piece of legislation. Based on what you know, do you supportor oppose the Senate’s filibuster rule? (N=986)
Strongly support 202 20%Somewhat support 211 21%Somewhat oppose 123 12%Strongly oppose 150 15%
Don’t know / No opinion 301 30%
POL13_1 As you may know, through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, afterqualifying workers in the public sector make monthly federal student loan debtpayments for 10 years, the U.S. government will forgive the remaining balance.Do yousupport or oppose the following changes to this program that were announced by theU.S. Department of Education? Offering a limited waiver for ’all prior payments,’including those that did not previously qualify, to count towards the program
Strongly support 447 22%Somewhat support 557 28%Somewhat oppose 294 15%Strongly oppose 279 14%
Don’t know / No opinion 423 21%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL13_2 As you may know, through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, after
qualifying workers in the public sector make monthly federal student loan debtpayments for 10 years, the U.S. government will forgive the remaining balance.Do yousupport or oppose the following changes to this program that were announced by theU.S. Department of Education? Helping military service members access the program’sresources
Strongly support 978 49%Somewhat support 607 30%Somewhat oppose 104 5%Strongly oppose 100 5%
Don’t know / No opinion 211 11%
POL13_3 As you may know, through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, afterqualifying workers in the public sector make monthly federal student loan debtpayments for 10 years, the U.S. government will forgive the remaining balance.Do yousupport or oppose the following changes to this program that were announced by theU.S. Department of Education? Helping federal employees access the program’sresources
Strongly support 520 26%Somewhat support 609 30%Somewhat oppose 256 13%Strongly oppose 252 13%
Don’t know / No opinion 362 18%
POL13_4 As you may know, through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, afterqualifying workers in the public sector make monthly federal student loan debtpayments for 10 years, the U.S. government will forgive the remaining balance.Do yousupport or oppose the following changes to this program that were announced by theU.S. Department of Education? Including the months that military service membersspent on active duty toward the 10 years of payments, even if their loans were indeferment or forbearance at the time
Strongly support 745 37%Somewhat support 582 29%Somewhat oppose 168 8%Strongly oppose 159 8%
Don’t know / No opinion 345 17%
POL14 Do you currently have student loan debt?No 1601 80%
Yes, less than $20,000 175 9%Yes, between $20,000 and $49,999 122 6%Yes, between $50,000 and $99,999 75 4%
Yes, $100,000 or more 26 1%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL15_1NET Who is responsible for crafting and implementing policies about how political content
is shared on social media platforms? Please select all that apply. The president and hisadministration
Selected 278 14%Not Selected 1721 86%
POL15_2NET Who is responsible for crafting and implementing policies about how political contentis shared on social media platforms? Please select all that apply. Lawmakers inCongress
Selected 403 20%Not Selected 1596 80%
POL15_3NET Who is responsible for crafting and implementing policies about how political contentis shared on social media platforms? Please select all that apply. The companies thathost the content
Selected 818 41%Not Selected 1181 59%
POL15_4NET Who is responsible for crafting and implementing policies about how political contentis shared on social media platforms? Please select all that apply. Users on the platformwho post and share such content
Selected 492 25%Not Selected 1507 75%
POL15_5NET Who is responsible for crafting and implementing policies about how political contentis shared on social media platforms? Please select all that apply. No one, this is not aproblem.
Selected 177 9%Not Selected 1822 91%
POL15_6NET Who is responsible for crafting and implementing policies about how political contentis shared on social media platforms? Please select all that apply. Don’t know / Noopinion
Selected 415 21%Not Selected 1584 79%
POL16_1 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? Facebook and its otherplatforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp, experiencing an outage
A lot 839 42%Some 726 36%
Not Much 220 11%Nothing at all 214 11%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL16_2 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? Frances Haugen, a
former Facebook employee, testifying before Congress about Facebook’s negativeimpacts on teenagers and political division
A lot 583 29%Some 691 35%
Not Much 316 16%Nothing at all 410 21%
POL16_3 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? A large oil spill off thecoast of California resulting from a damaged pipeline to an offshore platform
A lot 594 30%Some 755 38%
Not Much 310 16%Nothing at all 340 17%
POL16_4 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? The Senate voting toraise the debt limit by $480 billion
A lot 572 29%Some 705 35%
Not Much 350 18%Nothing at all 372 19%
POL16_5 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? Oil and gasoline pricesreaching their highest point since 2014
A lot 719 36%Some 729 36%
Not Much 289 14%Nothing at all 262 13%
POL16_6 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? The Senate JudiciaryCommittee’s report detailing then-President Trump’s attempts to pressure JusticeDepartment officials into overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election
A lot 495 25%Some 712 36%
Not Much 414 21%Nothing at all 378 19%
POL16_7 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? The U.S. economyadding 194,000 jobs in September 2021, below analysts’ expectations
A lot 381 19%Some 696 35%
Not Much 473 24%Nothing at all 448 22%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL16_8 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? Federal law
enforcement officials meeting with local leaders to address a spike in harassment,intimidation and threats of violence against educators and school board members
A lot 348 17%Some 581 29%
Not Much 457 23%Nothing at all 613 31%
POL16_9 How much have you seen, read, or heard about the following? Glenn Youngkin’s, theRepublican candidate in the Virginia governor’s race, involvement in the sale of TaylorSwift’s master recordings in 2019
A lot 120 6%Some 253 13%
Not Much 393 20%Nothing at all 1233 62%
POL17 As you may know, the U.S. Justice Department will address a spike in harassmentagainst educators and local school officials over divisive policy issues.Even if neither isexactly correct, which of the following comes closest to your opinion?
The U.S. Justice Department is trying to protecteducators and local school officials from threats to their
safety
956 48%
The U.S. Justice Department is trying to intimidateparents who disagree with school policies
572 29%
Don’t know / No opinion 471 24%
POL18 In light of the U.S. Justice Department’s plans to address this spike in harassment, doyou feel that they should...prioritize the interests of educators over the interests of
parents756 38%
prioritize the interests of parents over the interests ofeducators
687 34%
Don’t know / No opinion 556 28%
POL19_1 As you may know, offshore drilling is the process of collecting oil from oceanreserves.Do you support or oppose each of the following? Banning all existing offshoredrilling in California
Strongly support 350 18%Somewhat support 362 18%Somewhat oppose 394 20%Strongly oppose 470 24%
Don’t know / No opinion 422 21%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOL19_2 As you may know, offshore drilling is the process of collecting oil from ocean
reserves.Do you support or oppose each of the following? Banning the addition of newoffshore drilling in California
Strongly support 495 25%Somewhat support 390 20%Somewhat oppose 316 16%Strongly oppose 391 20%
Don’t know / No opinion 408 20%
POL20_1 And do you support or oppose each of the following? Banning all existing offshoredrilling in the entire U.S.
Strongly support 302 15%Somewhat support 329 16%Somewhat oppose 386 19%Strongly oppose 596 30%
Don’t know / No opinion 388 19%
POL20_2 And do you support or oppose each of the following? Banning the addition of newoffshore drilling in the entire U.S.
Strongly support 433 22%Somewhat support 367 18%Somewhat oppose 338 17%Strongly oppose 501 25%
Don’t know / No opinion 360 18%
POLx_1 Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, pleasetake the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for eachname below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, SomewhatFavorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you haveheard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark ’Heard Of, No Opinion.’If you have not heard of the person, please mark ’Never Heard Of.’Mitch McConnell
Total Favorable 443 22%Total Unfavorable 1168 58%
Heard Of, No Opinion 281 14%Never Heard Of 107 5%
POLx_2 Favorability for Nancy PelosiTotal Favorable 723 36%
Total Unfavorable 1108 55%Heard Of, No Opinion 122 6%
Never Heard Of 47 2%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOLx_3 Favorability for Charles Schumer
Total Favorable 564 28%Total Unfavorable 911 46%
Heard Of, No Opinion 333 17%Never Heard Of 192 10%
POLx_4 Favorability for Mike PenceTotal Favorable 778 39%
Total Unfavorable 991 50%Heard Of, No Opinion 199 10%
Never Heard Of 30 2%
POLx_5 Favorability for Donald TrumpTotal Favorable 816 41%
Total Unfavorable 1127 56%Heard Of, No Opinion 50 2%
Never Heard Of 6 0%
POLx_6 Favorability for Republicans in CongressTotal Favorable 748 37%
Total Unfavorable 1107 55%Heard Of, No Opinion 118 6%
Never Heard Of 26 1%
POLx_7 Favorability for Democrats in CongressTotal Favorable 836 42%
Total Unfavorable 1026 51%Heard Of, No Opinion 112 6%
Never Heard Of 25 1%
POLx_9 Favorability for Kevin McCarthyTotal Favorable 442 22%
Total Unfavorable 799 40%Heard Of, No Opinion 462 23%
Never Heard Of 296 15%
POLx_10 Favorability for Joe BidenTotal Favorable 935 47%
Total Unfavorable 1017 51%Heard Of, No Opinion 44 2%
Never Heard Of 3 0%
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Question Response Frequency PercentagePOLx_11 Favorability for Kamala Harris
Total Favorable 890 45%Total Unfavorable 977 49%
Heard Of, No Opinion 103 5%Never Heard Of 29 1%
demPidNoLn Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as...Republican 655 33%Democrat 751 38%
Independent 521 26%Something else 72 4%
Note: Group proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. All statistics are calcu-lated for registered voters with demographic post-stratification weights applied.
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National Tracking Poll #2110042, October, 2021Respondent Demographics Summary
Respondent Demographics Summary
Summary Statistics of Survey Respondent DemographicsDemographic Group Frequency Percentage
xdemAll Registered Voters 1999 100%
xdemGender Gender: Male 942 47%Gender: Female 1057 53%
Note: Group proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. All statistics are calcu-lated with demographic post-stratification weights applied.