The Taubman Center’s research and programming focus on three core themes: the cost of living, the value of democracy, and the price of security. We have designed the Taubman Poll to examine various aspects of these core themes.
In this context, we have designed the poll to meet four aims: to speak to current events, to inform applied policymaking, to support research, and to provide training opportunities for students.
By fielding our surveys using the nationally regarded YouGov platform, we are able to use a wide range of formats to ask our questions. This includes asking questions connected to particular images and conducting survey experiments, in addition to asking standard survey questions. The high-quality YouGov sample is matched with voter registration records, which allows us to assess the opinions of likely voters. It also offers the potential for longitudinal analysis (asking the same people questions), which also offers us more opportunities to assess changes over time.
January 8, 2020
Asked whether the economy is doing well, Americans do not see eye to eye, according to a new poll from Brown’s Taubman Center — they do agree that the government cannot be trusted and that school safety is under threat.
July 9, 2018
Amid a host of troubling national issues, Democrats are up nine points four months before midterms, while Trump’s approval remains robust among his base, according to new Taubman Center poll.
June 20, 2017
Tracking political and policy questions in five areas with different voting patterns, a new Taubman poll highlights shift in healthcare debate
April 19, 2017
A new poll from the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy at Brown University shows a deeply divided nation, continuing strength of Trump’s base, and sharp vulnerabilities for congressional Republicans.
April 24, 2016
A new public opinion survey by Brown University’s Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy finds that among likely voters in Tuesday’s presidential election primaries, Hillary Clinton maintains a lead over Bernie Sanders while Donald Trump leads John Kasich and Ted Cruz.
February 25, 2016
Two new public opinion surveys by Brown University’s Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy find that Democrat Hillary Clinton has a newly established 9-point lead over Bernie Sanders, and Republican Donald Trump leads his opponents by at least an 18-point margin. The two polls show a shift in support toward Hillary Clinton in the days following the Nevada Caucus.
October 28, 2014
A new public opinion survey by Brown University’s A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions finds that Republican Allan Fung and Democrat Gina Raimondo are effectively tied in the governor’s race, and Democrat Peter Kilmartin leads Republican Dawson Hodgson by 13 points in the race for attorney general.
October 23, 2014
Two new public opinion surveys by Brown University’s A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions find that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Raimondo, and Providence mayoral candidate Jorge Elorza, also a Democrat, lead their respective opponents by 10 points.
April 10, 2014
A new statewide public opinion survey conducted by the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University finds that State Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras are currently in a statistical tie for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. However, one-third of likely Democratic voters are undecided five months before the Democratic primary.
November 21, 2013
A new poll conducted by the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University finds that while most Providence voters remain pessimistic about the local economy, the percentage of voters who think Providence is on the “right track” has risen 10 percentage points in the last year. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras continues to enjoy broad approval among Providence voters.