Poll Hub
Each week, Poll Hub goes behind the science to explain how polling works, what survey really show, and what the numbers actually mean. Poll Hub is produced by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, home of America’s leading independent university public opinion poll, the Marist Poll.
Lee Miringoff (Director of MIPO), Barbara Carvalho (Director of the Marist Poll), Jay DeDapper (Director of Strategy + Innovation), Mary Griffith (Associate Director), and frequent expert guests, dig deep to give you a look at the inner workings of polls and what they tell us about our world, our country, and ourselves.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 412
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Vaccine Approval & Mandates: What Will it Take?
One COVID vaccine has been approved; vaccine mandates are spreading fast; deaths and hospitalizations are increasing, and so are the number of daily doses going into arms.
What to make of all this inf…
The End of a Long War: Afghanistan
After 20 years, US troops were leaving Afghanistan for the last time, when the Afghan government and security forces collapsed under Taliban advances. Immediate polling shows Americans are conflicted…
Cuomo’s End of the Road
This week on Poll Hub, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he will step down in light of the recent report which found Cuomo sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. Does Cuomo have any goodwill …
The Friendship Deficit?
This week’s episode of Poll Hub could quote the TLC song, “What About Your Friends?”
The team welcomes Daniel A. Cox to the discussion. Cox is the director of the Survey Center on American Life and a…
The Forgotten Public Health Crisis?
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, a $26 billion settlement was reached with four major drug companies for their role in the American opioid epidemic. We address the state of the crisis and whether …
The Report is Out
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Dr. Josh Clinton, Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, joins the team. The topic: the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s report…
The Battle Over Voting Rights
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, where do Americans stand on the issue of voting rights? We look at the latest polls and break down the latest developments in this highly charged, partisan issue.
A…
It’s Up to You, NYC Dems?
This week, Eric Adams was projected to be the winner of the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor (and most likely the Big Apple’s next mayor). Adams’ victory may be a road map for Democrats on…
Break Down
Phew! Are we tired? From President Joe Biden’s job performance, to the economy, to COVID-19, and summer vacations, our new national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll delves into Americans’ attitudes. We d…
Rapid Changes in American Attitudes About LGBTQ+ Issues
It’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month in much of the U.S. with the post-COVID return of the big annual parades in NYC and San Francisco. Seems like a good time to look back at how quickly Americans’ opinions moved…
Ranked-Choice Voting in NYC
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, it is here – ranked-choice voting in New York City! As Democrats citywide cast their ballot for their party’s nominee for mayor, what could be the impact of ranked…
Bicentennial
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Director of the Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative (PRRI) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, joins the team to discuss where the …
The Pulse of the Nation
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, one year after the Marist Poll introduced its America Now: National Outlook Index, what are Americans’ perceptions of daily life as society opens up in an increasi…
How Consistent
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Senior Writer and Analyst at CNN (and a good friend) Harry Enten joins the team to talk about President Joe Biden’s job approval rating during his first months in …
Perceptions of Race in America
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, what are Americans’ perceptions about race relations in the United States? Has their outlook changed? Do Americans approve of how President Joe Biden is handling t…
On Media
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Senior Political Editor at NBC News, Mark Murray, joins the team. The topic: a new NBC News poll about social media. Turns out, many Americans use social media and…
Being Counted
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the team at the Pew Research Center released new numbers on voting access in the United States. We pick up the conversation and discuss the changing perspectives o…
Improvement in the Index
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, The Marist Poll America Now: National Outlook Index stalled for three months with the same overall score. But, now there’s been a change, and it’s one for the bett…
The Women Behind the Men
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Kwelina Thompson, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Cornell University, joins the team to talk about her article for the Roper Center blog, “Women an…
On the Road to Renewed Infrastructure?
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Joe Biden is becoming an increasingly popular president, implementing popular legislative proposals. Will his American Jobs Plan follow suit? We dig into the detai…