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Record Midterm Enthusiasm as Voters Head to Polls

Republican enthusiasm exceeds that for either party in prior midterm election years

November 2, 2010
Americans' enthusiasm about voting is greater than in any recent midterm elections, because of Republicans' record-breaking enthusiasm. Americans are more likely to expect major changes in Washington after these elections than they were prior to the 1994 elections.More ...

More Than 16% of American Adults Remain Uninsured

More Americans have government healthcare, fewer have employer-based care in 2010 vs. 2009

November 2, 2010
As Americans cast their votes for Congress -- some of which may reflect their support for or opposition to the new healthcare legislation -- Gallup-Healthways tracking finds more than one in six American adults remain uninsured, unchanged from prior months this year, but still significantly more than in 2008.More ...

Control of Congress Matters Most to Tea Partiers, Republicans

Proportion of Republicans saying party in power matters has surged since 2002

November 1, 2010
Two-thirds of Republicans, compared with barely half of Democrats, say the issue of which party controls Congress matters a great deal to them -- perhaps a key reason that Republicans are more motivated than Democrats to vote this year.More ...

Obama, National Issues Play Large Role in Voter Preferences

Nearly half of likely voters say country will be better off if Republicans win

November 1, 2010
Likely voters are more apt to be using their vote to send a message that they oppose the president than support him. Also, voters backing GOP candidates are more likely than those backing Democrats to be casting their vote against the opposing candidate. These and other patterns conform with prior midterms in which power changed hands.More ...

Republicans Appear Poised to Win Big on Tuesday

Lead in generic ballot large enough to give Republicans solid majority control of U.S. House

October 31, 2010
The final USA Today/Gallup measure of Americans' voting intentions for Congress shows Republicans continuing to hold a substantial lead over Democrats among likely voters, large enough to suggest that regardless of turnout, the Republicans will win more than the 40 seats needed to give them the majority in the U.S. House.More ...

Slightly Fewer Satisfied With Conduct of Campaigns in 2010

Though more Americans are satisfied than dissatisfied

October 29, 2010
Americans are slightly less satisfied with the way local congressional candidates are conducting their campaigns in 2010 than in any of the past four midterm election years. Still, more Americans are satisfied than dissatisfied. Nearly half describe most of the political commercials they have seen as "very" or "extremely negative."More ...

One in 4 Say Congress Accomplished More Than Usual This Year

Fewer than half of Democrats agree

October 29, 2010
Despite the 111th Congress' passage of major legislation, including healthcare, 37% of Americans say it has accomplished less this year than in the past few years, and a smaller 23% say it has accomplished more. Democrats are the most positive about Congress' accomplishments, but less than half say it has done more than usual.More ...
The GOP's Four Key Structural Advantages in House Race

The GOP's Four Key Structural Advantages in House Race

October 29, 2010
Gallup Editor in Chief Frank Newport reviews four key structural issues that bode well for the Republicans in the 2010 congressional election.

New High of 46% of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana

Liberals, 18- to 29-year-olds express the highest levels of support

October 28, 2010
As California voters prepare to decide whether the state will become the first to allow the legal possession and sale of marijuana for personal use, Gallup finds that a new high of 46% of all Americans support legalizing use of the drug.More ...

Fewer Swing Voters in 2010 Than in Prior Midterm Years

One in five likely voters could change their minds

October 28, 2010
About one in five likely voters have yet to make a firm commitment in their choice for Congress, a lower percentage than in prior midterm elections. Voters who currently support the Republican candidate are somewhat more firm in their commitment than those supporting the Democrat.More ...
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