Call it Jersey pride. Seven in 10 New Jerseyans (70%) say they take at least "some" pride in calling the Garden State home, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Thirty-five percent take “a lot” of pride in living in New Jersey, 35% “some,” 17% “a little” and 11% say they take no pride in living in the state.
Read MoreNew Jerseyans view the national economy about as dimly as the rest of the nation, yet they feel notably better about their own financial and job situations, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton and SSRS Garden State Panel survey. Questions in this release were fielded by SSRS, a nationally recognized polling and policy research firm based in Glen Mills, Pa., and a partner of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Read MoreNew Jersey voters consider the spread of false or misleading information a big problem in the state, with a third saying local news in their area has decreased over the past five years, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. In the poll, commissioned by the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium and conducted by the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, 6 out of 10 say the spread of false or misleading information among New Jerseyans is a “very big problem” (60%). Twenty-two percent say it’s a “moderately big problem,” 11% say it’s a “small problem” and 4% say it is “not a problem.”
Read MoreAs the FIFA World Cup prepares to take over North America, New Jersey voters say the matches taking place on home turf may provide at least a little economic stimulus to New Jersey and New York but have trepidation over the travel and local service headaches the games may cause, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
Read MoreOverwhelming majorities of New Jersey voters say it is important for elected government officials to make health care more affordable – and, in particular, expand access to mental health care for all and making such services available in K-12 schools, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. The poll is the latest in the New Jersey Health Matters series commissioned by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and conducted by the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling.
Read MoreAs New Jersey enters the home stretch of budget season, majorities of voters back a multiyear approach to closing the state's structural deficit, consistent with the path laid out in Gov. Mikie Sherrill's budget proposal, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
Read MoreA majority of New Jerseyans are concerned at some level about the effects of changing climate conditions and place responsibility for limiting greenhouse gas emissions on various levels of government and businesses, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in collaboration with the New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center.
Read MoreNew Jerseyans increasingly give subpar ratings to both the state and national economies, and while overwhelming dissatisfaction with how the state handles taxes and affordability persists, views on other issues are becoming more mixed, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in collaboration with the New Jersey Organization for a Better State (NEW JOBS) political action committee.
Read MoreA majority of New Jerseyans continue to struggle to afford basic necessities and, while that difficulty has eased slightly across most categories since last polled in October, residents are increasingly feeling the pain at the gas pump and other transportation costs, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
Read MoreGov. Mikie Sherrill nears the end of her first 100 days in office with ratings on par with New Jersey governors of recent past and marks that indicate an electorate still forming its opinions of the new state leader, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
Read MoreThe majority of New Jersey residents seem to support a larger ecosystem for local news, no matter their political affiliation, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in collaboration with the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium. Sixty-five percent say they would like to receive more news about their local area, 27% say they would like the same amount and 4% say they would like to see less. Fifty-six percent say would like to see more statewide news, 34% would like to see the same amount and 5% would like to see less.
Read MoreA new governor may be heading to Trenton, but New Jerseyans’ top priority for Mikie Sherrill is a familiar one, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Residents think Sherrill should focus first and foremost on taxes, a problem that has taken the top spot for New Jerseyans for 15 years straight. Twenty-eight percent say Sherrill should tackle taxes, with poll responses heavily dominated by residents specifically mentioning property taxes. Another 19% say Sherrill should focus first on affordability or cost of living in the state, though the umbrella theme of affordability pervaded other topics, too, such as housing and health care.
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