Who’s watching? A look at the demographics of cable news channel watchers
Posts by Julia Hostutler
Who’s watching? A look at the demographics of cable news channel watchers

Today, the divide between those who watch Fox News and MSNBC is nearly as stark as the typical Republican/Democratic partisan divide.  Fox News watchers give President Trump a 64% approve-34% disapprove rating, while MSNBC viewers disapprove at a rate of 21% approve-78% disapprove.  However, there are some parallels in some key demographics of the audiences […]

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In NBC/WSJ Data, President Trump Has Solid Standing in Key Trump Counties

Starting in 2017, the NBC/WSJ poll has tracked two types of key Trump Counties in competitive states: Trump Surge and Trump Flip. The Trump Surge counties are those where Trump outperformed Mitt Romney’s 2012 net vote percentage by 20% or more. And, the Trump Flip counties are the counties that flipped from voting for Barack […]

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American Optimism Driven by Trump Republicans

The belief that the United States of America will be the world’s leading nation in 20 years is at its highest point in a decade.  The latest NBC/WSJ poll, conducted January 13-17, 2018, shows that 47{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} of American adults say the U.S. will be the world’s leading nation in 20 years, compared to 26{09f965da52dc6ab4c1643a77bd40d1f729d807040cd8db540234bb981a782222} who […]

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Donald Trump Issue Agenda: Year One’s Potential Successes

As Donald Trump is set to become the 45th President of the United States, a divided American public shows little signs of a partisan cease fire.  However, Americans are united on a number of issues that they want to see Donald Trump address in the coming year. A recent survey for NBC News/The Wall Street […]

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A Ms. Bradley Effect in 2016 Presidential Polling?

Over the last two Presidential election cycles, there were numerous articles and analyses whether or not Barack Obama’s polling results would be impacted by the so-called Bradley Effect, that is, white respondents being more likely to report voting for a non-white candidate when being interviewed for a poll. This social desirability bias led some political […]

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