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Tag Archives: Research Poll Findings

More than two in three Washingtonians favor banning single use plastic bags, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: In a survey conducted last autumn by Public Policy Polling for NPI, voters enthusiastically endorsed Senator Mona Das' Senate Bill 5323, which would implement a statewide plastic bag ban, by a margin of more than two to one.
Published at:12:30 PM on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment
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Elizabeth Warren is Donald Trump’s strongest challenger in Evergreen State, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: In a statewide survey of likely 2019 Washington voters, we tested three hypothetical matchups: Warren versus Trump, Sanders versus Trump, and Biden versus Trump.
Published at:1:32 PM on Thursday, October 31st, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections
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Washingtonians overwhelmingly support impeaching Donald Trump, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: More than three in five Washingtonians disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance and almost that many want the House to impeach him, a new statewide survey conducted for the Northwest Progressive Institute has found.
Published at:12:15 PM on Monday, October 28th, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections
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Washington voters strongly support requiring presidential candidates to disclose tax returns

Excerpt: 60% of voters surveyed in May 2019 support requiring presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns to appear on the state's general election ballot.
Published at:10:30 AM on Monday, June 10th, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Announcements, Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government
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Washingtonians unhappy with Donald Trump, want to replace him with a Democrat in 2020

Excerpt: Most Evergreen State voters disapprove of Donald Trump and say they'd support his Democratic opponent if the 2020 election were being held now, a new NPI poll finds.
Published at:12:15 PM on Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Announcements, Elections
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No surprise: NPI poll finds Washingtonians don’t like Donald Trump’s job performance

Excerpt: Washington State voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and has been a hotbed of resistance activity since Donald Trump's Electoral College victory a year and a half ago, so it's not too surprising that most Washingtonians don't have a favorable opinion of Trump's job performance.
Published at:11:31 AM on Friday, May 25th, 2018
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Open Government
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Senator Maria Cantwell enjoys a robust lead over Susan Hutchison, new NPI poll finds

Excerpt: Maria Cantwell is well positioned to continue on in the United States Senate with seatmate Patty Murray for another six years, a new NPI poll has found. 52% of respondents said they would support Cantwell, while only 36% would support Republican Susan Hutchison.
Published at:11:31 AM on Thursday, May 24th, 2018
Written by:Alison Wendler
Categories:Elections, Party Politics
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Voters in Washington are enthusiastic about putting a price on pollution, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: Near­ly three in five Wash­ing­ton vot­ers agree it’s time for the state to put a price on pol­lu­tion to fund a social­ly respon­si­ble tran­si­tion to clean ener­gy, accord­ing to a sur­vey con­duct­ed last month by Pub­lic Pol­i­cy Polling for NPI. 59% of like­ly 2018 vot­ers sur­veyed agree that Wash­ing­ton State should reduce emis­sions of air pol­lu­tants […]
Published at:1:50 PM on Friday, July 21st, 2017
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment
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Washingtonians still want a capital gains tax to fund public education, NPI poll confirms

Excerpt: A major­i­ty of Wash­ing­to­ni­ans remain sup­port­ive of levy­ing a cap­i­tal gains tax on the wealthy to ensure our state meets its para­mount duty of pro­vid­ing an amply fund­ed edu­ca­tion for all chil­dren resid­ing with­in its bor­ders, the North­west Pro­gres­sive Insti­tute’s most recent statewide sur­vey has con­firmed. 57% of like­ly 2018 Wash­ing­ton vot­ers sur­veyed by Pub­lic Pol­i­cy Polling […]
Published at:5:13 PM on Thursday, July 20th, 2017
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Legislative Advocacy
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Washingtonians are hungry for meaningful corporate tax accountability, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: NPI's research has confirmed that there's an extraordinary appetite for meaningful accountability that spans the ideological spectrum and every demographic group imaginable.
Published at:3:15 PM on Monday, July 10th, 2017
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity
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Majority of Washingtonians surveyed support Democratic Party in 2017 legislative elections

Excerpt: Given the opportunity to cast a vote in a special state House race or state Senate contest this year -- ordinarily just a local election year -- most Washingtonians surveyed say they would support the Democratic Party's candidates.
Published at:12:39 PM on Thursday, July 6th, 2017
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Maria Cantwell well ahead of Rob McKenna in potential U.S. Senate matchup, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: Elections can be difficult to predict, and we can't be sure of what will happen in the November 2018 midterms, but this data reinforces our belief that Republicans will be hard pressed to find a candidate who can give Cantwell a serious challenge, let alone unseat her.
Published at:10:26 AM on Wednesday, July 5th, 2017
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Washingtonians strongly support Medicare For All and oppose Trumpcuts, NPI poll finds

Excerpt: A new poll commissioned by NPI has found that voters in Washington State are overwhelmingly opposed to the U.S. House's version of Trumpcuts while resoundingly supportive of the idea of expanding Medicare to cover everyone
Published at:1:19 PM on Friday, June 30th, 2017
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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