How can we best gauge the political opinions of the citizenry? Since their emergence in the
1930s, opinion polls—or surveys—have become the dominant way to assess the public will …

Objective We consider how trust in government, trust in physicians, and interpersonal trust
affect the likelihood of COVID‐19 vaccine uptake. Methods A survey of 3057 registered …

Individuals are the single largest source of campaign contributions, yet we know little about
their motivations. For instance, the existing literature questions whether individual …

Experts agree that vaccination is the most effective way to bring the COVID-19 pandemic
under control. Nevertheless, vaccination rates have slowed nationwide and substantial …

There is increasing interest in experiments where outcomes are measured by surveys and
treatments are delivered by a separate mechanism in the real world, such as by mailers …

By winning the presidency and strengthening its majority in both chambers of Congress, the
2008 election gave control of the government to the Democratic Party. However, as the 2010 …

Who do legislators best represent? This paper addresses this question by investigating the
degree of ideological congruence between senators and constituents on a unified scale …

Due to the slow rate of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the spread of the highly contagious
Omicron variant, governments are considering mandating COVID-19 vaccination for specific …

Background Governments are trying various strategies to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates,
including vaccine mandates. Popular support for such mandates, however, is in flux in many …

Governments around the world are increasingly considering vaccine mandates to curb the
spread of COVID-19. In May 2022, we surveyed 394 residents of South Dakota to examine …