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Public Weighs in on Potential Race Relation Impact of Trial Verdict

Majority supports efforts beyond current equality laws

April 15, 2021

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One in Five Still Shun Vaccine

Biden gets high marks for Covid response

April 14, 2021

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Majority Back Capitol Riot Commission

Public supports wide-ranging inquiry, says white nationalism played a role

March 17, 2021

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Public Satisfied with Vaccine Rollout, But 1 in 4 Still Unwilling to Get It

Opinion of governors, federal agencies positive at anniversary mark

March 8, 2021

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Public Wants Stimulus Checks More Than GOP Support for Plan

Majority back jobless benefits, wage hike, some college debt relief; Negative views of Biden, Congress rise

March 3, 2021

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Blog: Hate is thriving in New Jersey | Opinion

March 31, 2021

by Patrick Murray This column originally appeared as an Op-Ed in the Star-Ledger on March 28, 2021. New Jersey easily ranks as one of the most racially and culturally diverse states in the country. In fact, nearly one in four residents were born outside the United States. This diversity brings a vitality to life in […]

Blog: ‘Unprecedented Times’? We’ve Seen This Stuff Before

October 7, 2020

by Jimmy Watson, Monmouth University Polling Institute Intern A common adage in the study of history is “The Past is Prologue.” While overused in certain areas, the phrase holds up well when viewing many of the issues facing society today. Professors, teachers, and even media members have given a nod to this phrase. Yet 2020 […]

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Monmouth University’s Patrick Murray combines a pollster’s fixation on numbers with gut-level understanding of New Jersey politics to once again accurately call a race that many in the political establishment thought too close to accurately predict. (June 7, 2012)

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The Monmouth University Polling Institute was established to be a leading center for the study of public opinion on critical national and state issues. The Polling Institute’s mission is to foster greater public accountability by ensuring that the public’s voice is heard in the policy discourse.

The Monmouth University Poll was recognized in 2013 as the only poll that correctly forecast the outcomes of both the November gubernatorial race and the unprecedented October U.S. Senate contest in New Jersey, leading the Asbury Park Press to call Monmouth’s polling “freakishly accurate.”

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