Does the gender and sexual identity shape public support for prospective judges?
In POQ, Stone & Yang find that Americans across all partisan backgrounds penalize LGBTQ judicial nominees, with transgender nominees facing the largest penalties.
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06.03.2026 15:38
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Did Dobbs have a chilling effect on survey responses?
In POQ, Kam & Marcellin find that women were less willing to disclose their pregnancy status in the nation's premier health survey (BRFSS), on the heels of the Dobbs decision.
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05.03.2026 18:04
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Have web surveys influenced party identification results?
In POQ, Dyck & Santucci find that, when measured with a forced-choice question option as opposed to a volunteered response, there are many more pure independents than previously thought.
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25.02.2026 21:10
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The debate over DHS funding is ongoing. How has opinion shifted on this topic in recent years?
In POQ, Ollerenshaw & Jardina find that opposition to federal spending on border security has dramatically increased among Democrats.
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20.02.2026 17:30
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A new paper with @kvelasco.bsky.social is now online at @poqjournal.bsky.social! Using a conjoint survey experiment with 1,650 U.S. citizens, we ask, how do Americans take sexual orientation into account when evaluating immigrants' deservingness for admission?
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20.01.2026 14:32
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Can moral reframing increase favorability towards vaccines?
DeMora et al. test the impact of moral reframing among Republicans with messaging that connected vaccines to patriotism. For the majority, it holds the potential to fail or backfire.
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13.02.2026 21:31
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How do Americans view the increase in lesbian and gay migrants?
Hoffman & Velasco find that Americans overall give no preference to lesbian and gay migrants; however, Democrats, atheists, and lesbian and gay Americans find them more deserving.
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12.02.2026 23:06
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In the past, Republicans had more trust in scientists than Democrats. This is no longer the case.
In POQ, Schulam et al. identify demographic changes in political parties as a source of polarized trust in the scientific community.
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11.02.2026 18:55
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Perceptions of US party ideology are not shaped by elites in Congress.
In POQ, Warner uncovers that, as voters have sorted ideologically by party, they now also see the parties as more distinctβand extremeβthan they would based on policy alone.
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29.01.2026 19:05
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Support for financial restitution after police violence differs.
In POQ, Israel-Trummel & Streeter uncover that, regardless of race-gender identity, Black respondents are significantly more likely to say the detainee deserves restitution.
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27.01.2026 17:40
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Voters want a justice system that is less cruel.
In POQ, Yogev finds that progressive politicians, such as DAs, are perceived as abandoning accountability for offenses like shoplifting and drug usage, they invite a political backlash.
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23.01.2026 22:06
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Do homophobia and sexual prejudice still exist in tolerant societies?
In POQ, Ortega & Bosco's new study reveals how non-traditional relationships continue to be stigmatised in parenting contexts, even in seemingly liberal societies.
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23.01.2026 19:23
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What shapes public support for military withdrawals?
In POQ, Silverman & Fealing show that framing effects by pollsters can seriously distort public opinion about ending wars and "going home."
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21.01.2026 18:15
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Does expertise affect conservatives' authoritarian predisposition?
Federico et al. find a correlation between conservatives' ability to match psychological needs with political positions, i.e., expertise, and authoritarian predisposition.
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15.01.2026 17:21
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Does news about a more diverse Congress change how Americans see democracy?
In POQ, Olson et al. find that diversity boosts Democratsβ trust in Congress, has no effect on Republicans, and does not weaken support for democratic norms.
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13.01.2026 17:58
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Partisanship has positive and negative contributions to representative democracies.
In POQ, Kasper & Bakker review Bankert's book, which explores how we can amplify the positive impacts while mitigating the negative ones.
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17.12.2025 22:14
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How does the gender of an interviewer affect responses?
Jones & Mitchell test interviewer gender effects and find that men provide desirable political responses to men interviewers, and provide desirable social responses to female interviewers.
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12.12.2025 21:53
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Weren't able to attend the @aapor.bsky.social conference this year?
In POQ, Kreuter's presidential address discusses how AI will transform polls, surveys, and the measurement of public opinion.
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09.12.2025 22:28
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Chinese citizens largely internalize regime narratives.
In POQ, Han et al. offer an alternative survey method for studying public opinion, using word association to examine Chinese citizensβ attitudes toward the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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05.12.2025 17:53
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Democrats and Republicans who both toil in bad jobs see their labor policy preferences align.
In POQ, Lyon & Schneider explore how working conditions affect views on labor policy. As working conditions deteriorate, partisanship decreases.
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04.12.2025 19:28
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Got a great paper on how AI is reshaping public opinion research? Submit it to POQ's special issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Survey Research!
Papers are being reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis starting now β full details here: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/clarivate-sc...
03.12.2025 18:16
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Why do some union members vote Republican?
In POQ, Macdonald analyzes how workplace political discussion affects voting behavior among union members. More frequent workplace political discussion is associated with union members voting Democrat.
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21.11.2025 22:26
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Elite rhetoric is instrumental in shaping views of partisan media outlets.
In POQ, Archer examines the impact of Trump's rhetoric on Fox News. Attacks on Fox News by Trump led to members of both parties viewing Fox News as less conservative.
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21.11.2025 18:01
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Does Congress listen to public opinion and advocacy?
In POQ, Grossman reviews Bursteinβs book on American Public Opinion, Advocacy, and Policy in Congress. Bursteinβs findings show that the public and media are seldom influential in Congress.
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19.11.2025 21:49
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Autocratization is not isolated within country borders.
In POQ, Chan argues that an authoritarian's electoral success abroad can shatter democratic norms and demonstrate the viability of authoritarianism.
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14.11.2025 17:51
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Are Americans less welcoming to immigrants seeking economic opportunity?
New in POQ, Pangakis dispels the common view that Americans are more supportive of people immigrating to flee violence than economic migrants.
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13.11.2025 16:09
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Public opinion sometimes seems much larger than typical news audiences.
New in POQ, Peterson reviews Taylor Carlson's book, which puts potential opinion leaders and their ability to convey information in the spotlight.
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07.11.2025 20:17
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Got a great paper on how AI is reshaping public opinion research? Submit it to POQ's special issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Survey Research!
Papers are being reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis starting now β full details here: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/clarivate-sc...
05.11.2025 22:28
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Tonight is not New York City's first impactful three-way race.
Though it was not a mayoral election, the 1948 presidential election, between Truman, Dewey, and Wallace, saw a dramatic last-minute swing.
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04.11.2025 23:13
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Why does a significant minority of the Latinix community support restrictive immigration policies?
In POQ, Hickel et al. find that negative stereotypes of immigrants are a motivating force electorally among the Latinx community.
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28.10.2025 20:15
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