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Each chart is one survey, not a polling average. Dates below are fieldwork dates; older findings are historical snapshots.

Government · Pennsylvania

55% view Josh Shapiro favorably

Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable55%
Unfavorable29%
Have not heard enough14%
REFUSED2%
Question & survey details

Is your opinion of Josh Shapiro favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

1,159 respondents overall; likely voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-10-07. Original source

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Government · Pennsylvania

Donald Trump approval at 37%

Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026
Likely voters

Approve37%
Disapprove60%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

1,159 respondents overall; likely voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-10-07. Original source

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Government · Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro approval at 63%

Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026
Likely voters

Approve63%
Disapprove30%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Josh Shapiro is handling his job as governor?

1,159 respondents overall; likely voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-10-07. Original source

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Government · United States

22% approve of Democrats in Congress

Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve22%
Disapprove69%
No opinion / no answer9%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

1,032 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (5)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-09-0621%Read
2026-07-2723%Read
2026-06-2223%Read
2026-05-1820%Read
2025-12-1518%Read
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Government · United States

26% approve of Republicans in Congress

Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve26%
Disapprove67%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

1,032 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (5)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-09-0626%Read
2026-07-2729%Read
2026-06-2228%Read
2026-05-1827%Read
2025-12-1535%Read
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Economy · United States

31% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve31%
Disapprove65%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy?

1,032 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (10)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-09-0632%Read
2026-07-2734%Read
2026-06-2239%Read
2026-05-1833%Read
2026-04-1338%Read
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Foreign affairs · United States

34% approve of Trump's handling of foreign policy

Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve34%
Disapprove62%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy?

1,032 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (9)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-09-0633%Read
2026-07-2734%Read
2026-06-2237%Read
2026-05-1835%Read
2026-03-2336%Read
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Government · United States

Donald Trump approval at 34%

Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve34%
Disapprove61%
No opinion / no answer5%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

1,032 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (10)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-09-0633%Read
2026-07-2732%Read
2026-06-2238%Read
2026-05-1834%Read
2026-04-1338%Read
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Government · New York State

30% view Bruce Blakeman favorably

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable30%
Unfavorable36%
Have not heard enough34%
REFUSED1%
Question & survey details

Is your opinion of Bruce Blakeman favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

1,026 respondents overall; likely voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-23. Original source

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Government · New York State

30% view Donald Trump favorably

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable30%
Unfavorable63%
Have not heard enough4%
REFUSED4%
Question & survey details

Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

1,026 respondents overall; likely voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-23. Original source

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Government · New York State

34% view Chuck Schumer favorably

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable34%
Unfavorable51%
Have not heard enough12%
REFUSED2%
Question & survey details

Is your opinion of Chuck Schumer favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

1,026 respondents overall; likely voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-23. Original source

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Government · New York State

41% view Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez favorably

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable41%
Unfavorable36%
Have not heard enough21%
REFUSED1%
Question & survey details

Is your opinion of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

1,026 respondents overall; likely voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-23. Original source

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Coverage & updates

This explorer currently draws from supported questions in Caldwell’s automatically published Quinnipiac and KFF reports. It is not a complete archive of all pollsters or all questions. Only current validated reporting inputs appear; unsupported questions remain excluded. The automated publishing pipeline adds new supported findings as reports are published. Up to 200 recent managed reports are checked on each request, with parsed chart models cached by their source fingerprint.