Press Releases

2022 October 28, 2022

On 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New Jerseyans Believe in Climate Change, See It as a Threat and Are Concerned About Its Effects

As the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches and more than a year out from Hurricane Ida, the vast majority of New Jerseyans believe the Earth’s climate is changing, see it as a serious threat to the state, and are concerned about the effects of changing climate conditions on various aspects of life, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton poll.

2022 October 24, 2022

Majority of New Jerseyans Support Inflation Reduction Act but Don’t Think It Will Help Their Family Finances

New Jerseyans are cutting back on spending amidst rising prices, and while two-thirds support the Inflation Reduction Act, nearly the same number don’t think the legislation will be helpful to them personally, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll.

2022 October 14, 2022

Economy is Top of Mind for New Jersey Voters, Followed by Reproductive Rights; Most Say United States is on the Wrong Track, Yet Still Give Democrats Edge in Midterms

A plurality of New Jersey voters say the economy is most important to their vote choice this November, but other issues like reproductive rights and abortion are high on voters’ lists this election cycle as well, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll.

2022 October 6, 2022

‘HEALTH MATTERS’ POLL SERIES: NEW POLL FINDS NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS EMBRACING TELEHEALTH

In January of 2017, the Quality Institute, in partnership with the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, released a poll examining New Jersey residents’ experience with telehealth. We saw telehealth as a valuable way to extend access to care, and we wanted to know what people in New Jersey thought about this care and how many experienced it. At the time, our poll found that just 16 percent of people polled had any experience with telehealth. However, residents expressed an openness to trying telehealth, especially for visits to answer medication questions, to determine whether an in-person visit was needed, or for follow-up visits.

2022 October 3, 2022

Majority of New Jerseyans Don’t Have Much Trust in U.S. Supreme Court; Two-Thirds Disagree With Overturn of Roe, Worry About Court Overturning Other Individual Rights

The majority of New Jerseyans don’t have trust in the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll.

2022 September 29, 2022

Uptick in Governor Murphy’s Favorability, Job Approval Is Steady Nearly One Year Into Second Term, but New Jerseyans Are Split on Where the State Is Headed

Gov. Phil Murphy’s favorability rating has rebounded after taking a hit in the spring and about half of New Jerseyans continue to approve of the job he is doing as governor, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

2022 September 28, 2022

Over Half of New Jerseyans Label Jan. 6 an Insurrection, Feel 2020 Election Was Legitimate; Most Worried About the Future of American Democracy

– More than half (56 percent) of New Jersey residents believe that the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was an insurrection and a threat to democracy, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll.

2022 September 22, 2022

Most New Jerseyans Concerned About Gun Violence and Want Stricter Federal Gun Laws; About Half Say Gun Control More Important Than Right to Own a Gun

Majorities of New Jersey residents are concerned about mass shootings and want stricter gun laws, but residents are split when it comes to gun control versus Second Amendment rights, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll partnered with the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center.

2022 September 21, 2022

New Jerseyans Favor Sex Education in Middle and High School, But Split on Elementary School

As New Jersey’s new health and sexual education standards take effect, large majorities of Garden State residents are in favor of such content being taught in middle (71 percent) and high school (88 percent) but are pretty evenly divided when it comes to elementary school, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

2022 April 12, 2022

New Jerseyans Overwhelmingly Support Creation of 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline, Eagleton Institute Poll Finds

A poll conducted by the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University on behalf of Project ASPEN, a joint research project between NAMI NJ and a team of Rutgers researchers, finds that 92% of New Jersey residents support the creation of a 988 hotline for suicide prevention and mental health crisis.

2022 March 24, 2022

Six in Ten New Jerseyans Rate Garden State as Excellent or Good Place to Live, Yet One-Third Want to Move Out of New Jersey

Almost six in 10 New Jersey residents say the Garden State is an “excellent” (14 percent) or “good” (44 percent) place to live, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Twenty-eight percent rate it as “only fair” and another 13 percent as “poor.

2022 March 21, 2022

About Half of New Jerseyans Say State is On the Wrong Track

Fifty-two percent of New Jerseyans say the Garden State is off on the wrong track compared to 38 percent who say it is headed in the right direction, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

All Press Releases

On 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New Jerseyans Believe in Climate Change, See It as a Threat and Are Concerned About Its Effects

Majority of New Jerseyans Support Inflation Reduction Act but Don’t Think It Will Help Their Family Finances

Economy is Top of Mind for New Jersey Voters, Followed by Reproductive Rights; Most Say United States is on the Wrong Track, Yet Still Give Democrats Edge in Midterms

‘HEALTH MATTERS’ POLL SERIES: NEW POLL FINDS NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS EMBRACING TELEHEALTH

Majority of New Jerseyans Don’t Have Much Trust in U.S. Supreme Court; Two-Thirds Disagree With Overturn of Roe, Worry About Court Overturning Other Individual Rights

Uptick in Governor Murphy’s Favorability, Job Approval Is Steady Nearly One Year Into Second Term, but New Jerseyans Are Split on Where the State Is Headed

Over Half of New Jerseyans Label Jan. 6 an Insurrection, Feel 2020 Election Was Legitimate; Most Worried About the Future of American Democracy

Most New Jerseyans Concerned About Gun Violence and Want Stricter Federal Gun Laws; About Half Say Gun Control More Important Than Right to Own a Gun

New Jerseyans Favor Sex Education in Middle and High School, But Split on Elementary School

New Jerseyans Overwhelmingly Support Creation of 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline, Eagleton Institute Poll Finds

Six in Ten New Jerseyans Rate Garden State as Excellent or Good Place to Live, Yet One-Third Want to Move Out of New Jersey

About Half of New Jerseyans Say State is On the Wrong Track

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