Opinion Research Corporation

The deadline to place a ¼ cent law enforcement sales tax on the November ballot is set to expire. The tax recommended by the Safety & Justice Roundtable will likely not be on the November ballot in Greene County. It was supposed to go toward...

Virginians are religious. That's probably not a surprise, but just how religious are people in the Commonwealth? How many of us go to church, read a holy book, or believe in the afterlife?  A scientific poll was conducted across Virginia by the...

So, how are things going? Does everything make sense? Do you believe your opinion matters? Is the governor listening? Pollsters ask these questions, and polls reveal that Gov. Tom Corbett is not listening and that not only aren't things going well, but...

Newt Gingrich has soared to a big lead over his rival Republican presidential candidates, according to a new InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research done for the Florida Times-Union, The former House Speaker, who's been making a big run lately in...

Results of a recent Roanoke College poll confirm that Tea Party groups are building a signifcant base of support in Virginia.  The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College conducted the survey and interviewed 601 Virginia residents....

NATIONAL CHILDREN'S STUDY LAUNCHES IN CHICAGO Families can help researchers by providing information that is expected to improve the health and development of children for generations to come CHICAGO --- Why are so many babies born prematurely? Why do so...

New polls show race snapshots as early voting begins in many states as soon as next week....

From GOP pollster Scott Rasmussen's polling shop: Republican Rick Scott continues to hold a small lead over Democrat Alex Sink in Florida’s gubernatorial race. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Florida finds Scott with 4...

Polling expert Nate Silver of the New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blog notes: Rasmussen Reports ... came under heavy criticism this year... because its polls showed a strong lean toward Republican candidates. Indeed, Rasmussen polls quite consistently...

Southern Illinois University sociologist Darren Sherkat blogs about an eye-opening result in the recently released General Social Survey poll by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center: For the first time, a legitimate scientific...

I seem to have somehow gotten crosswise again with The Master Journalist -- my nickname for the self-appointed local media critic whose daily blog that he refuses to call a blog is devoted to summarizing what other people are writing,......

Crude oil and retail fuel prices are falling, but not fast enough to please representatives of a broad coalition of consumer groups demanding long-term action to increase fuel efficiency and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. U.S. households will spend...