🎃The latest @Eagleton_RU / SSRS Garden State Panel Omnibus reveals that Halloween traditions are alive and well in New Jersey. 🍬Traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating remains the more common Halloween experience, particularly in Urban, Suburban and Exurban communities and among higher income households. Yet “trunk-or-treating” has become an important complementary tradition. The best news? Two-thirds of NJ adults who expect to get trick-or-treaters this year plan to hand out candy. 👻 Read more: ssrs.com/insights/halloween-…

📢THIS THURSDAY, Darby Steiger and Melissa Silesky review the fundamentals of designing and conducting individual in-depth interviews (IDIs) in their @AAPOR webinar. ➡️Learn more about the benefits of conducting IDIs, how IDIs support survey research, and the basic steps in an IDI study. Registration is free for AAPOR members and $45 for non-members: portal.aapor.org/integratedE…

A new @pewresearch survey finds that American voters generally expect the upcoming midterm elections across the country to be run and administered well, have confidence that election workers will handle ballots securely, and say the outcome will be clear after all the ballots are counted. But there continue to be wide partisan differences in perceptions of both how secure elections are against noncitizens casting ballots and whether eligible citizens who want to vote are able to do so. Read more from the Pew Research Center American Trends Panel (ATP). Pew Research Center works with SSRS to recruit panelists, manage the panel and conduct ATP surveys. pewresearch.org/politics/202…

A new @HofstraU-SSRS poll finds Trump’s approval at 33% among suburbanites. In key majority-suburban districts that will determine control of the House, 35% of registered voters in swing suburban districts approve of Trump’s job performance, and only 12% strongly approve. Suburban Democrats report greater motivation to vote than Republicans, while dissatisfaction among younger voters does not consistently translate into Democratic support or plans to vote. news.hofstra.edu/2026/10/22/…

The Democratic Party, riding a tide of anti-Donald Trump sentiment, enters the final stretch of the midterm campaign with a 10-point advantage over Republicans nationwide in voters’ choice in their own congressional district, according to a new @CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The poll also finds that more than three-quarters of voters see this election as their chance to change things up in Washington. cnn.com/2026/10/21/politics/…

Most New Jerseyans say the costs of a data center outweigh the benefits and do not want one built in their area or the state, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton/SSRS Garden State Panel poll. The residents are mixed or negative about artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on education, jobs, and the environment Read more from @EagletonPoll: eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu/wp-…

A new Pew Research Center poll finds that about six-in-ten Americans (61%) say there is too much economic inequality in the United States, a view that is far more common among Democrats and Democratic leaners than Republicans and GOP leaners (78% vs. 42%). A growing share among those who say there’s too much inequality think the economic system needs to be completely rebuilt to address it. Read more from the @pewresearch American Trends Panel (ATP). Pew Research Center works with SSRS to recruit panelists, manage the panel and conduct ATP surveys. pewresearch.org/social-trend…

The overwhelming majority of Arab Americans can envision a brighter future for themselves in the United States, according to a @washingtonpost and @ScharSchool poll, even as two-thirds say they’re dissatisfied with the country’s direction. 78 percent say they have a good chance of improving their standard of living, compared with 40 percent of Americans overall. Sample design, field work, data processing, and weighting were conducted by SSRS. washingtonpost.com/nation/20…

White evangelical Protestant and White Catholic registered voters prefer Republican candidates over Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Registered voters in every other religious group that could be studied are either split roughly evenly or favor Democratic candidates in this year’s midterm elections Read more from the @pewresearch American Trends Panel (ATP). Pew Research Center works with SSRS to recruit panelists, manage the panel and conduct ATP surveys. pewresearch.org/short-reads/…

The latest annual California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) offers a more precise look at how the 2025 wildfires affected Californians’ health and well-being. The data also reveal trends in the health of immigrants, low-income individuals, and transgender and gender-expansive communities. SSRS collaborated with @UCLAchpr on the survey's methodology and conducted data collection. newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/w…

🏀Sports Poll™ has been tracking favorite @NBA teams since 1994. The average NBA champion increased their fan base by 3.4 million following their title. The @nyknicks added 6.3 million fans (Americans naming them as their favorite NBA team) since the end of the regular season. Will the Knicks be able to maintain that momentum? Read more in the new edition of Sports Poll Highlights. ssrs.com/insights/knicks-gai…

🗓️In their upcoming @AAPOR Webinar, Darby Steiger and Melissa Dunn Silesky will review the fundamentals of designing and conducting individual in-depth interviews (IDIs). 🔎They will explore the benefits of conducting IDIs, how IDIs support survey research, and the basic steps in an IDI study. 📢Registration is free for AAPOR members and $45 for non-members. ➡️Sign up today: portal.aapor.org/integratedE…

A new survey from Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center, conducted by SSRS, finds that most U.S. adults have concerns about how AI will transform working life. - 83% of U.S. adults expect AI to eliminate more jobs than it creates - 68% expect most jobs to pay too little for a decent lifestyle - 62% expect most available jobs to be dull and unfulfilling - 65% agree that if AI makes work less meaningful, people will lose their sense of purpose and dignity Despite these concerns, respondents say they are embracing the technology. - 66% of working adults say they are already comfortable using AI at work or would welcome it with more training - Half of working adults are highly confident they can adapt their skills to changing demands in their current jobs Read the full report from @elonuniversity @ITDFuture: imaginingthedigitalfuture.or…

A new @pewresearch survey finds that Democratic candidates are buoyed by their supporters’ relatively high levels of engagement and stated motivation to vote when compared with those who are backing Republican candidates. Read more from the Pew Research Center American Trends Panel (ATP). Pew Research Center works with SSRS to recruit panelists, manage the panel and conduct ATP surveys. pewresearch.org/politics/202…

Around two-thirds of Americans (65%) disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling the U.S. military action in Iran, while a third (33%) approve, according to a new @pewresearch survey. Read more from the Pew Research Center American Trends Panel (ATP). Pew Research Center works with SSRS to recruit panelists, manage the panel and conduct ATP surveys. pewresearch.org/short-reads/…

Prediction markets and DFS/pick’em games allow people over 18 to play (in most states), while sportsbooks restrict usage to 21 and older (in most states). This loophole is providing an easier pathway for the younger 18-20 age group to legally “bet” on sports before they turn 21. Read more in the new edition of Sports Poll Highlights: ssrs.com/insights/prediction…

Congratulations to Luis Tipan, SSRS Director of Statistical Weighting, on being named a 2026 Insight250 Winner! @insight250 celebrates the world’s top 250 leaders and innovators in research and insights, and we’re proud to have Luis recognized for his contributions to the field.

Widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the country has opened up a prime Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio and made for a razor-thin contest in Iowa, according to new @CNN polls conducted by SSRS. Likely voters in these states now mostly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency, say his policies have increased the cost of living, and that tariffs on foreign goods have largely been a negative for their states. cnn.com/2026/10/08/politics/…

@AP, in partnership with @KFF, polled more than 2,000 rural registered voters and found a divide on whether immigration policies have benefited or harmed their communities. About a third said the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement had been positive for their community, and about a third said it had been negative. The remaining 3 in 10, roughly, said it had no impact. Sampling, data-collection, and weighting was conducted by SSRS. apnews.com/article/rural-vot…