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Monmouth poll finds sturdy support for plastic bag ban, with some caveats

April 19, 2022 11:00 amApril 29, 2022 12:39 pm

A Monmouth University poll released today finds that New Jerseyans are broadly supportive of the state’s imminent ban on single-use plastic bags, but some components of the new law are poorly understood or subject to disagreement. Press play to hear...

Monmouth polls finds Covid worries, support for mitigation policies decreasing

April 14, 2022 11:00 amApril 14, 2022 10:10 am

With low Covid case rates across New Jersey and winter’s Omicron variant surge far in the rearview mirror, a Monmouth University poll released today indicates that Covid is no longer a top concern for many New Jerseyans. Correspondingly, the poll...

67% of New Jerseyans think Murphy’s done a good job on Covid, Monmouth says

April 14, 2022 11:00 amApril 14, 2022 1:20 pm

A Monmouth University poll released today finds that 67% of New Jersey adults think Gov. Phil Murphy has done a good job in handling the ongoing Covid pandemic, versus just 25% who said he’s done a bad job. That total...

Jersey wants a choice on pump-your-own, full-serve gas stations, poll shows

April 11, 2022 11:00 amApril 11, 2022 3:19 pm

Most New Jerseyans want to be able to pump their own gas as long as the full service option remains available, a new Monmouth University poll released on Monday. While 54% of the state prefers a hybrid option of self...

New Jersey wants a Democratic Congress, poll shows

April 7, 2022 11:49 am

Despite President Joe Biden’s job approval ratings upside-down in New Jersey, a majority of the state wants to see Democrats keep control of Congress. A new Monmouth University Poll released on Thursday, 43% of the state want a Democratic Congress...

Poll: New Jerseyans back moving 2024 presidential primary to February

April 7, 2022 11:02 amApril 7, 2022 11:12 am

A majority of New Jerseyans support moving the 2024 presidential primary from June to February in order to be among the first in the nation and expand the state’s influence in the presidential nomination process, a new Monmouth University Poll...

Woolley & Cassino: Are Pollsters the Worst Part of the Campaign Season?

November 10, 2021 9:51 am

OPINION Pollsters may be your least favorite part of the campaign season, but Patrick Murray of the Monmouth University Poll was wrong to apologize for misleading the public and the campaigns with his recent poll of the governor’s race in New...