election trends by group / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Men are paying more attention than women to 2016 election news, a gap that has expanded this month. This gender gap exists among both Republicans and Democrats. /poll/190946/women-paying-less-attention-men-2016-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/190946/women-paying-less-attention-men-2016-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:45:00 GMT /video/179882/trend-line-americans-align-republican-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /video/179882/trend-line-americans-align-republican-election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:40:00 GMT About four in 10 Republicans classify themselves as Tea Party supporters, while 11% are opponents and 48% are neither. This is a significant drop in support compared with 2010, when 61% of Republicans were supporters of the Tea Party. /poll/168917/four-years-gop-support-tea-party-down.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/168917/four-years-gop-support-tea-party-down.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 May 2014 08:00:00 GMT Men's voting preferences have changed significantly more than women's when the 2012 election is compared with 2008. Barack Obama's support is down seven percentage points among men compared with three points among women. /poll/158354/gender-gap-election-fueled-men-women.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158354/gender-gap-election-fueled-men-women.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:45:00 GMT Gallup's landmark study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans finds that 44% identify as Democratic, 43% as independent, and 13% as Republican. Conservative LGBT Americans share similar traits with conservatives overall. /poll/158102/lgbt-americans-skew-democratic-largely-support-obama.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/158102/lgbt-americans-skew-democratic-largely-support-obama.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:30:00 GMT Thirty-nine percent of Democrats say they are more enthusiastic about voting than usual, down from the summers of 2004 (68%) and 2008 (61%). Republicans (51%) are more enthusiastic than in 2008 (35%) but the same as in 2004 (51%). /poll/156194/Democratic-Voting-Enthusiasm-Down-Sharply-2004-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/156194/Democratic-Voting-Enthusiasm-Down-Sharply-2004-2008.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:30:00 GMT The 58% of registered voters aged 18 to 29 who say they will definitely vote this fall is well below 2008 levels and is the lowest for any major subgroup. Black voter intentions are down from 2008 but are close to the national average. /poll/155711/Young-Voters-Turnout-Intentions-Lagging.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155711/Young-Voters-Turnout-Intentions-Lagging.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT Voters in the Midwest and West are most closely divided in their preferences for president, while Barack Obama holds a solid advantage in the East and Mitt Romney in the South. /poll/155597/Midwest-West-Competitive-Regions-2012-Election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155597/Midwest-West-Competitive-Regions-2012-Election.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:00:00 GMT