Nearly half of U.S. parents have bought or considered buying AI-enabled toys for their kids, according to new research from Common Sense Media. While many hope the toys will have a positive impact, others have concerns about privacy and social implications. www.commonsensemedia.org/research/ai-...

The countdown is on for the 2026 QRCA Annual Conference in San Antonio! Join Darby Steiger, along with Andrew Stavisky, on February 2 for their presentation, “Cognitive Interviewing 101: Adding a Crucial Blade to Your Qualitative ‘Swiss Army Knife.’” #QRCA2026

37% of Americans say they wish they had options beyond the Republican and Democratic parties, with views differing by age and partisanship. Read more from @pewresearch.org. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

53% of Americans believe large U.S. companies are very or somewhat just – exhibiting fair or good behavior – and only 35% believe our current form of capitalism is working for the average American. Learn more about the findings from the latest JUST Capital poll: justcapital.com/news/what-le...

🎙️"Good Hang with Amy Poehler" took home the 1st Golden Globe for best podcast - not surprising - it has climbed the Edison Podcast Metrics charts since its debut. We’re releasing Q4 2025 EPM data later this month & "Good Hang" will be in the Top 50. ➡️Subscribe: www.edisonresearch.com/subscribe/

A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds that more Americans disapprove than approve of President Trump’s performance during his first year back in the White House. Read more from @cnn.com: www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...

We just hit our 100,000 Omnibus response, which means we’ve captured 100,000 insights into American minds. We ask about topics ranging from GLP-1 use to online dating. No matter your purpose, data from a trusted research partner is critical. Let’s talk about your project: ssrs.com/ssrs-solutio...

Three-quarters of Americans say they oppose the United States attempting to take control of Greenland, according to a new @cnn.com poll conducted by SSRS. Republican opinion is evenly split, with 50% opposing and 50% in support. 94% of Democrats say they are opposed. www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/p...

🏀 Unrivaled launched last year at a watershed moment for women’s basketball, with Sports Poll data showing unprecedented fan base gains beginning in 2024. Can @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social continue to add to the momentum? Here's what we know about the fandom➡️ ssrs.com/insights/can...

Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new @cnn.com poll conducted by SSRS finds. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/p...

We made a donation to our local food bank at the end of 2025 and hope this small gesture makes a difference. We also checked in w/Americans to gauge support for food banks, see how rising food costs are affecting households & what the public thinks should be done about it. ssrs.com/insights/the...

Every January, many of us vow to improve our lives, all centered around the tradition of New Year’s resolutions. But how many Americans actually make resolutions, and what do they resolve to do? @washingtonpost.com asked 1,031 people to find out. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...

Americans are now more likely to trust the AMA than the CDC when the two conflict on vaccine guidance. @inquirer.com reports on findings from the @appc.upenn.edu Annenberg Science and Public Health Knowledge survey, conducted by SSRS. www.inquirer.com/health/vacci...

New research conducted on the SSRS Opinion Panel examines how U.S. adults perceive vaccine development and false vaccine information following the pandemic. SSRS Account Executive Jazmyne Sutton, PhD, co-authored a Health Security article reporting the findings. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41370650/

Mickey Jackson & Jessica Stapleton explore their work comparing the two ways the SSRS Text Message Panel uses texting: The live-text approach and the push-to-Web approach. Learn more about how they analyzed response rates and the representativeness of the responding sample. ssrs.com/insights/wit...

College football has long been an outlier among major sports, with fan engagement typically declining during the postseason. And there’s a new challenge this year: these four teams have the lowest popularity of any field since the first Playoff in 2014. ssrs.com/insights/can...

Younger adults are much less likely than older adults to place importance on the U.S. taking an active role on the world stage. 39% of adults ages 18-29 say it's extremely or very important, compared to 73% of those 65 and older. Read more from @pewresearch.org. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

What do Americans think about the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro? And what role should the U.S. have in deciding how the country is governed? @washingtonpost.com texted 1,004 adults on Saturday and Sunday to ask. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Most Americans don’t have faith that their political leaders care what they have to say. But if they had the chance to tell Washington something, a new @cnn.com poll conducted by SSRS finds, they’d say plenty, much of it about the economy. www.cnn.com/2025/12/24/p...

About half of Americans say they’ve already thought about the 2028 election, according to a new @cnn.com poll conducted by SSRS. Two-thirds say they have no potential candidates in mind, while 33% do—naming 65 different people they would like to see run for president. www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...

This year was shaped by meaningful work, thoughtful collaboration, and shared progress. We’re excited to carry that momentum into 2026! Wishing you a holiday season filled with everything that brings you joy. Happy Holidays from our team to yours! ssrs.com/insights/202...

Studies relying solely on address-based sampling tend to yield lower proportions of underrepresented groups. SSRS’s Arina Goyle, Ph.D., examines how prepaid cell phone samples help improve representation, with co-authors Susan Sherr, Ph.D., and Cameron McPhee. www.surveypractice.org/article/1502...

A perfect fan would have unlimited time, money, and access — the three resources most predictive of fan engagement across 30 years of Sports Poll research. Most fans, however, have at least one constraint that limits what they can do in their free time. ssrs.com/insights/spo...

New research from @washingtonpost.com and the University of Maryland finds Americans are increasingly concerned about the growing influence of the sports gambling industry. Results are based on a survey of American adults interviewed on the SSRS Opinion Panel. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

In the new SSRS Center for Innovation in State Research blog post, Joe Lenski shares findings from each state covered in the 2025 General Election Voter Poll with considerations to how these results may impact upcoming primaries and general elections in the U.S. in 2026. ssrs.com/insights/sta...

New data from the latest @kff.org Health Tracking Poll, conducted on the SSRS Opinion Panel, provide insights into who is struggling most in the current economy and how health care costs factor into those struggles. www.kff.org/public-opini...

The latest research from the @appc.upenn.edu's Annenberg Science and Public Health Knowledge survey, conducted by SSRS, finds most Americans would be likely to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine for a newborn. www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/although-pub...

A new @kff.org poll finds that many of the 24 million U.S. adults who buy Marketplace insurance may consider changing coverage if tax credits are not extended. 32% say they are very likely to shop for a lower-premium plan, and 25% would be very likely to go uninsured. www.kff.org/public-opini...

📢 People Aren’t Convinced AI Will Make Us Better Humans ❗ New research from SSRS & @projectliberty.io shows majorities continue to negatively view AI’s impact on our ability to think creatively and form meaningful human relationships: ssrs.com/insights/peo...

Findings from the 2025 @commonwealthfund.org International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians examine the factors contributing to burnout among primary care physicians. SSRS worked with contractors in each country to survey doctors. www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...

63% of Americans have high confidence in the effectiveness of childhood vaccines, but trust dips somewhat when it comes to their safety testing and schedule. This drop-off is especially pronounced among Republicans. Read more from @pewresearch.org. www.pewresearch.org/science/2025...

If you had a choice, what age would you want to live until @pewresearch.org recently asked 8,750 U.S. adults that question as part of a survey about aging. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Months into the Trump deportation campaign, one-third of noncitizens, including about 60 percent of undocumented immigrants, say they are avoiding aspects of daily life. Read more from @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...

A new Marquette University Law School Poll national survey conducted on the SSRS Opinion Panel finds that more U.S. voters are favoring Democrats than Republicans in the 2026 vote for Congress. Additionally, more Democrats than Republicans say they are certain to vote. law.marquette.edu/poll/

KFF shares new reports on findings from the KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants, including concerns about immigration enforcement, health and health care, and the political views of immigrant voters. SSRS conducted this survey in partnership with @kff.org. www.kff.org/kff-nytimes-...

Many immigrants are more scared about living in the United States, and yet their resolve to remain here is largely unchanged. Read more from @nytimes.com on the KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants, conducted by SSRS in partnership with KFF. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

We’re looking forward to the MAPOR 50th Annual Conference next week. Join our team’s sessions to hear about recent research on air quality, teenagers, and election results. We’re proud to be a #MAPOR2025 sponsor. See you in Chicago!

The 2025 Mitofsky Award recognizes Murray Edelman & Joe Lenski's distinguished individual careers & their work on exit polling & election analysis. We congratulate & thank them for continuing to elevate the standards of our industry. SSRS is proud to support @ropercenter.bsky.social & this event.

84% of teens express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days. New research from @newslit.org, conducted with teens on the SSRS Opinion Panel, seeks to better understand the nature of teens’ distrust in the news media. newslit.org/news-and-res...

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offer supplemental benefits not included in traditional Medicare. But many enrollees don’t use the extra benefits. @commonwealthfund.org & SSRS surveyed MA enrollees to explore why. www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/co...

Researchers at SSRS are passionate about studying the needs and experiences of Americans who have served in the military. Read our latest post for insights into how veterans and non-veterans view how well the U.S. supports those who have served after they leave the military. ssrs.com/insights/how...

As economic headlines shift week to week, Americans’ views on the economy tell a deeper story — one of caution, uncertainty, & adaptation. New SSRS Economic Attitudes Tracker adds interviews w/ respondents, providing a chance to describe their experiences. ssrs.com/insights/how...

Tomorrow NYAAPOR & @ropercenter.bsky.social sponsor a virtual panel on the role & impact of exit polls in elections. This timely conversation coincides with the Mitofsky Award celebration, where Joe Lenski & Murray Edelman will be honored as this year’s awardees. www.nyaapor.org/events/exit-...

New @kff.org polling shows that as the government shutdown continues, public support remains high for extending the enhanced ACA tax credits set to expire at the end of the year — with three quarters (74%) of the public in favor of extending them. www.kff.org/public-opini...

Facilitators are people that bring the group together for an activity - they account for nearly 5 sales every time they attend. Based on Sports Poll work over the past 10 years, we’ve identified steps to maximize the value of facilitators. Learn more: ssrs.com/insights/spo...

At SSRS, we’re proud to offer a probability-based, nationally representative sample of U.S. veterans from all service eras and branches. Read our latest report featuring survey findings and interviews with veterans, and learn more about our military service member panel: ssrs.com/insights/vet...

Yesterday, as part of their coverage of the 2025 general election, every national news network (ABC News, CBS News, CNN, FOX News Media & NBC News) & the Associated Press relied on the new “Voter Poll by SSRS” to explain the results of the elections in NYC, VA, NJ & CA. ssrs.com/news/nationa...

One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new @cnn.com poll conducted on the SSRS Opinion Panel. www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...

With the 2026 midterm elections a year away, neither the Republican nor Democratic Party is widely seen as having good ideas. Both are viewed by majorities as too extreme and not governing honestly. Read more from the @pewresearch.org American Trends Panel. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

From social media platforms to gaming communities, digital life surrounds adolescent boys. To better understand the impact of this digital lifestyle, Common Sense surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. boys ages 11–17 on the SSRS Opinion Panel. www.commonsensemedia.org/research/boy...