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

Government · New York State

46% view Kathy Hochul favorably

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable46%
Unfavorable43%
Have not heard enough10%
REFUSED1%
Question & survey details

Is your opinion of Kathy Hochul 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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Government · New York State

46% view Zohran Mamdani favorably

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable46%
Unfavorable36%
Have not heard enough15%
REFUSED2%
Question & survey details

Is your opinion of Zohran Mamdani 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

Donald Trump approval at 29%

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Approve29%
Disapprove66%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

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

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

Kathy Hochul approval at 48%

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Likely voters

Approve48%
Disapprove44%
No opinion / no answer8%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kathy Hochul is handling her job as governor?

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 · Connecticut

28% view Ryan Fazio favorably

Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable28%
Unfavorable25%
Have not heard enough45%
REFUSED2%
Question & survey details

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

1,288 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 2026-09-16. Original source

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Government · Connecticut

50% view Ned Lamont favorably

Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026
Likely voters

Favorable50%
Unfavorable36%
Have not heard enough11%
REFUSED3%
Question & survey details

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

1,288 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 2026-09-16. Original source

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Government · Connecticut

Donald Trump approval at 28%

Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026
Likely voters

Approve28%
Disapprove67%
No opinion / no answer6%
Question & survey details

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

1,288 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 2026-09-16. Original source

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Government · Connecticut

Ned Lamont approval at 50%

Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026
Likely voters

Approve50%
Disapprove42%
No opinion / no answer8%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ned Lamont is handling his job as governor?

1,288 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 2026-09-16. Original source

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Government · United States

21% approve of Democrats in Congress

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve21%
Disapprove70%
No opinion / no answer8%
Question & survey details

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

970 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 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (4)

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
2026-07-2723%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 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 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?

970 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 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (4)

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
2026-07-2729%Read
2026-06-2228%Read
2026-05-1827%Read
2025-12-1535%Read
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Foreign affairs · United States

28% approve of Trump's handling of the Russia - Ukraine war

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve28%
Disapprove61%
No opinion / no answer11%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the Russia - Ukraine war?

970 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 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (1)

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
2025-12-1535%Read
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Economy · United States

32% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve32%
Disapprove65%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

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

970 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 2026-09-10. 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
2026-07-2734%Read
2026-06-2239%Read
2026-05-1833%Read
2026-04-1338%Read
2026-03-2338%Read
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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.