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POLL: Majority Not Optimistic About Future of America
(Austin, TX—Aug 19, 2021) Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018 and 2020—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted August 14th through August 16th of over 1,000 likely 2022 election voters.
“Americans are optimistic people. When both Republicans and Independents are tracking almost identically in registering a lack of optimism about our future—and a sizable group of Democrats feel the same way—there is a serious problem. From Afghanistan to COVID-19 to inflation to foreign policy to basic things like education, Washington DC is failing to solve challenges, and the people are losing hope,” said Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action. “Our founders did not design a system in which Washington is the answer. State and local governments are solving our problems, and these numbers demonstrate yet again that voters believe the best solutions are close to home.”
For complete details on the poll, including graphics, please visit: https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/news/nat-issues-optimism-0818
KEY INSIGHT: Majority of Americans No Longer Optimistic About Future of America
- 52.8% of American voters say they are not optimistic about the future of America—28.8% say not optimistic at all, while 24% say not very optimistic.
- 43.7% of American voters say they are optimistic about the future of America—16.6% say very optimistic, while 27.1% say somewhat optimistic.
- 3.4% of American voters have no opinion.
KEY INSIGHT: Independents and Republicans are Equally Pessimistic About America’s Future, With more than a third of Democrats Agreeing
- 62.9% of Independent voters say they are not optimistic about the future of America—29.5% say not optimistic at all, while 33.4% say not very optimistic.
32.8% of Independent voters are optimistic about the future of America—12.4% say very optimistic, while 20.4% say somewhat optimistic. - 65.4% of Republican voters say they are not optimistic about the future of America—43.5% say not optimistic at all, while 21.9% say not very optimistic.
31% of Republican voters are optimistic about the future of America—7.1% say very optimistic, while 23.9% say somewhat optimistic. - 35.1% of Democrat voters say they are not optimistic about the future of America—14.9% say not optimistic at all, while 20.2% say not very optimistic. 62.2% of Democrat voters are optimistic about the future of America—27.9% say very optimistic, while 34.3% say somewhat optimistic.
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