Polls and Public Opinion Scorecard True 0% 22 Checks Mostly True 0% 45 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 42 Checks False 0% 44 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 23 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Polls and Public Opinion Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post: “I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’” November 24, 2025 Larry Kudlow stated on March 4, 2025 in on-air remarks: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.” By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2025 Social Media stated on December 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin." By D.L. Davis • January 6, 2025 Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2024 in TV interview: Says in his three election campaigns, the early polls were "wildly incorrect, all three times." By Hope Karnopp • June 5, 2024 Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2024 in a speech: “Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.” By Paul Specht • March 7, 2024 Kamala Harris stated on July 31, 2023 in an interview with ABC News: “There are polls that also say I have great approval ratings.” By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2023 Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.” By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2023 Elise Stefanik stated on February 9, 2023 in a Tweet: 53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020. By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 25, 2023 Dennis Prager stated on November 8, 2021 in an interview with Newsmax: "During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it would've been inconceivable." By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2021 Terri Bryant stated on September 21, 2021 in a radio interview: “75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois. By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 3, 2021 Load More Latest Articles Why do so many Americans think the economy is bad when the data says otherwise? By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2024 A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean? By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2024 Nikki Haley touts 17-point polling edge over Joe Biden. Here’s what more recent polls say. By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2024 Public opinion on abortion: What’s changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned? By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2023 What is a MAGA Republican? By Jon Greenberg • September 21, 2022 What do Americans think about abortion policy? It can be complicated By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2022 Is the Iowa Legislature repeatedly passing bills unpopular in the state? An examination By Lyle Muller • May 10, 2022 Why polling about abortion hides the true complexity of what Americans think By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2022 Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight • March 12, 2021 Split in voting methods puts COVID, mail center stage in Wisconsin By Eric Litke • October 10, 2020
