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Washington, D.C. – Harper Polling, a trusted name in political and public opinion research, is proud to announce its relaunch, returning to its roots as a bespoke polling and market research firm. Led once again by pollster and sole owner, Brock McCleary, and joined by veteran data strategist Mike Yelovich as Managing Director, Harper Polling is reentering the market with a renewed commitment to high-touch and high-accuracy public policy research.
While the vast majority of congressional seats are not in play this fall due to partisan apportionments, a number are considered battlegrounds nonetheless.
Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania by four points, according to a poll released on Monday.
A post-debate poll found that former President Donald Trump has a sizable lead over President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania.
A seismic shift in opinion is occurring among the electorate with just months until Election Day. While issues fluctuate in prominence from election cycle to cycle, pollsters are observing a sustained hardening of views among voters on two prominent 2024 election topics: illegal immigration and crime.
Black voters are trending away from President Joe Biden and Democrats, frustrated that Democrats are not addressing kitchen table issues as they grab for extreme matters to woo leftists, according to a broad poll of 39 battleground congressional districts.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in 39 battleground congressional districts across the country, according to a new Cygnal poll.
Former President Donald Trump is viewed more favorably than President Biden among both suburban and independent likely voters in 2024 swing districts, according to a new poll.
Harper President Brock McCleary commented on the state of public opinion research during the COVID-19 outbreak for a recent Roll Call story.
A new poll from the Civitas Institute shows approval ratings for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper have started to tick down over the past seven months.A new poll from the Civitas Institute shows approval ratings for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper have started to tick down over the past seven months.
What do North Carolina voters think of the job Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has done over his first two and a half years in the office?What do North Carolina voters think of the job Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has done over his first two and a half years in the office? The signals are mixed at the moment.
Two recent surveys say Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is ahead of Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest in the 2020 governor’s race, and that Republican President Trump has a slightly negative approval-to-disapproval score.
What do North Carolina voters think of the job Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has done over his first two and a half years in the office?What do North Carolina voters think of the job Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has done over his first two and a half years in the office? The signals are mixed at the moment.
As pollsters look ahead to the 2020 election, Brock McCleary comments on the state of polling, noting, “The biggest misconception is that the industry is in crisis.”Pollsters gearing up for the 2020 presidential election have an additional task to contend with: convincing a skeptical public that their work is still reliable.
In North Carolina, political power is divided… Do you find divided government frustrating or exhilarating? Either way, you might as well get used to it. North Carolina is likely to be a political battleground for many years to come…
Polling conducted for the GOP nominee, businesswoman Lena Epstein, and the National Republican Congressional Committee showed a neck-and-neck race.
Brock McCleary, president of Harper Polling, said Republicans should be worried about the recent Civitas Institute poll, which shows Democratic candidates in the lead.
Pennsylvania’s budget season is in full swing as the fiscal year winds down and the next one begins July 1.Pennsylvania’s budget season is in full swing as the fiscal year winds down and the next one begins July 1. That means the Capitol is swarming with professional and grassroots lobbyists looking to cut, protect or enhance funding levels in a variety of programs…
Yet in a new poll to be released Thursday, 64 percent of Pennsylvania likely voters said they would support a tax increase to expand publicly funded preschool education, responding to a hypothetical hike of .01 percentage points in the personal income tax, which would cost an average taxpayer about $50.
When Bill Northey resigned as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, many Republicans stepped forward and wanted to succeed him.When Bill Northey resigned as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, many Republicans stepped forward and wanted to succeed him…
In the final days of an unprecedented eight-way Republican primary battle, candidates for a newly drawn congressional district have launched their toughest attacks yet…
Most recent polling in West Virginia shows U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins leading in the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, with former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship now in second place and gaining in the race.
The early speculation about the June 5 primary election was that there might be no winner in the Democratic gubernatorial race and a nominee would be chosen by delegates to the state convention.
Most recent polling in West Virginia shows U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins leading in the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, with former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship now in second place and gaining in the race.