Jenn Agiesta
@jennagiesta.bsky.social
Director of Polling and Election Analytics at CNN, past president of AAPOR. Mom, snowboarder, violinist, music lover, dog person, sometimes bike commuter, and believer that the best game you can name is the good ol' hockey game, especially if it's at MSG.
Looking ahead to the midterms, Democrats hold an 8-point advantage on the generic ballot and a much wider lead with those most motivated to vote. New @cnn.com polling here. www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/p...
CNN Poll: Voters favor Democrats by an 8-point margin heading into the midterms | CNN Politics
Less than 100 days before the midterms, voters are agitating for wholesale change in Congress and looking to the Democratic Party in hopes of making that happen.
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Who are the roughly one-third of Democrats and Democratic-leaners who identify as democratic socialists? We've got more here from our new poll. www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/p...
CNN Poll: A third of Democrats now identify as democratic socialists | CNN Politics
About a third of Democrats and Democratic-leaning adults identify as democratic socialists, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Most Americans say it's a major problem that Congress has so many members over 70, and two-thirds say elected officials should release medical information that might have an impact on their ability to serve. A nice look at Congress' makeup and the poll data here. www.cnn.com/2026/07/29/p...
This Congress is one of the oldest yet. Most Americans think that’s a problem, a new CNN poll shows | CNN Politics
The current Congress is among the oldest in US history — a trend that is expected to accelerate, especially in the Senate.
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New CNN poll: 73%, a new high, say Trump is not paying enough attention to the country's most important problems. Views on the war in Iran worsen, as economic issues remain deeply negative. @aedwardslevy.bsky.social has all the details here. www.cnn.com/2026/07/29/p...
CNN Poll: Americans doubt Trump is paying enough attention to the country’s most important problems | CNN Politics
A record-high 73% of US adults say that President Donald Trump hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with just 27% saying he’s ...
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This is Natty. He's the first official team dog for the Washington Nationals. He makes his big-league debut on Friday and will learn basic skills and socialization with the team before he goes on to formal service dog training with Canine Companions. 13/10
Our new look at how affordability affects Americans’ everyday lives. www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/p...
‘My life is not affordable. No one cares’: 76% of Americans call the cost of living their biggest financial problem | CNN Politics
CNN’s poll, conducted by SSRS, finds a surge in people naming high prices and the cost of living as the top economic problem facing their own family.
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Sharing our fantastic look at the twists and turns in Trump’s declining second term approval rating. cnn.it/3QOnrPX?cid=...
Charting how Trump became a historically unpopular president | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump appears to be more unpopular than he’s ever been. In fact, his 35% average approval rating in the CNN Poll of Polls means he’s now flirting with George W. Bush territory. Bush i...
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Early voting data in VA suggests more Democrats are voting than Republicans, largely on pace with 2025, though the geographic distribution so far tilts away from Northern Virginia. www.cnn.com/2026/04/14/p...
Early voting points to an edge for Virginia Democrats trying to enact a US House map that could flip four seats | CNN Politics
Early voting data from Virginia suggests Democrats have an advantage in their push to enact a gerrymander that could net them as many as four US House seats in this fall’s midterms.
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As a pollster with a little one who is JUST getting into Calvin and Hobbes, this easily made my day. Saving these for take your child to work day...
Kevin Collins@kwcollins.bsky.social · 5mo agoSomeone compiled all of the Calvin and Hobbes strips about Calvin’s polls of his Dad, which is proof that good people do exist on the internet imgur.com/a/poll-resul...
I wrote about Old Space Polls and they let me keep in the phrase "Unlike the space programs they’re asking about, survey questions don’t exist in a vacuum." www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/s...
Would you go to the moon? Board an alien spacecraft? What nearly 80 years of polls say about US attitudes on space | CNN
Americans’ opinion of space exploration is pretty high.
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Busy day in CNN polling... our latest check-in on Trump is out, with the president hitting a new low on economic approval. He's mostly steady on other issues, but the economy remains the nation's top priority, and few see Trump (or Democrats) as attuned to it. www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/p...
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to a new career low of 31%, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, reflecting growing pessimism among Americans ove...
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New CNN polling finds 6 in 10 disapprove of US military action against Iran, and a majority thinks long-term conflict is likely. www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/p...
CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely | CNN Politics
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conduct...
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Happy 2026! My nerd-tastic resolution is to spend some time celebrating the 250th with these old friends I haven’t seen since college…
It's the day after Halloween AND the middle of election prep and I... ate a vegetable. Please clap.
Report: 83% Of Americans Just Want To Put On Sunglasses And Say ‘Let’s Do This’ https://theonion.com/report-83-of-americans-just-want-to-put-on-sunglasses-1826567879/
Check out our new CNN poll deep dive into who political independents are, how they engage with politics and what they think about the current political moment. The classic swing voter appears to be a thing of the past. www.cnn.com/interactive/...
What does an independent mean in politics?
New CNN poll results identify five distinct types of independents.
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How the real nerds celebrate the 4th. Happy birthday, America!!!
Got my David Byrne tickets AND the announcement of a new Spaceballs in two days? 1980s me is psyyyyyyyyyched...
Last song of my election day morning run… omen for how my NJ primary night is going to go?
Very excited for this plenary!
Scott Clement@sfcpoll.bsky.social · last yr.I'm thrilled to moderate this fantastic AAPOR panel featuring polling and elections experts from academia and presidential campaigns today. If you're at the @aapor.bsky.social conference, be sure to join the plenary session at 1:45 aapor.org/plenary/
And a bit more on *just* how bad people -- including many Democrats -- are feeling toward Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer here. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: Trump marks 100 days in office of second presidential term | CNN Politics
Follow here for the latest live news updates on President Donald Trump’s administration as he marks 100 days of his second term.
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At the 100 day mark of Trump's presidency, the political mood is bleak, and there is little positivity toward anyone in Washington. www.cnn.com/2025/04/29/p...
CNN Poll: Frustrated Americans want more checks on Trump, have dim views of Democratic opposition | CNN Politics
The American public is frustrated, disappointed and increasingly angry at the state of politics 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SS...
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As the 100-day mark of Trump's presidency approaches, new CNN polling finds Trump's approval rating at 41%, with approval of and confidence in his handling of the economy sinking. www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN Politics
Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...
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My write on the new @pewresearch.org deep dive on the American religious landscape. Religious affiliation figures holding steady in the short term, but many signs here of potential continued decline for organized religion in the future. www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/u...
Americans decreasingly call religion important to their lives and are divided over its role in society | CNN
A major new study on religious views in the United States finds – as Americans’ connection to organized religion continues to fade – there are deep divides over the appropriate role for religion in Am...
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Is there any evidence that Net Promoter Scores are still effective? Are there people out there who answer this thing a) at all or b) honestly, except when they're mad? I feel like I get one of these emails from some company or other every few days, and if I'M not even willing to respond, who is?
CNN poll one month in finds Trump’s approval at 47%, with 55% saying he hasn’t paid enough attention to important problems and 52% that he’s gone too far in using presidential power. www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...
CNN Poll: Americans worried by Trump’s push to expand power | CNN Politics
At the one-month mark of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his approval rating in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS tilts negative but still lands above the level he reached at any point in his ...
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