Health insurance, internet providers, and pharmaceuticals also lose ground
Every year, The Harris Poll asks a cross-section of adults whether they think about 20 leading industries do a good or a bad job of serving their consumers. The latest poll finds very big changes in the last 12 months. Some industries have seen their reputations [...]

Chocolate is the favorite flavor, followed by vanilla and cookie dough/cookies and cream
As summer heats up and Americans turn to ice cream as a way to cool off when the temperatures rise, over one-quarter (27%) say chocolate is their favorite flavor while 22% each say vanilla and cookie dough/cookies and cream. One in five [...]

Younger adults more likely to say they are interesting and influential
Whether it is television ads, print ads, or even Internet pop-up ads, most people are exposed to dozens of them in the course of a single day. Considering the amount of ad exposure daily, a majority of Americans (55%) say they find current advertising [...]

Clear differences in customer confidence and satisfaction exist between import and domestic vehicle owners
Many historic events have taken place in the auto industry recently, and most of the automakers are getting negative press around them. The domestic automakers, however, are getting the lion’s share of it. When the dust from this downturn settles, the [...]

Cantankerous Dr. House, Hugh Laurie, comes in second
Maybe it’s his new 10 pm nightly show, but whatever it is, Jay Leno has become America’s favorite TV personality for the first time, moving up from number 3 last year. TV’s crankiest doctor, or rather Hugh Laurie, the man who plays Doctor House, is number 2 [...]

College Football Comes in Third
Whether it is the Super Bowl, the World Series, the BCS Championship Game or March Madness, every sport has its fans. But when asked to choose which one sport is America’s favorite, pro football tops the list with 31% of those who follow sports, followed by 16% who say baseball [...]

Final Harris Poll Shows Him With 8 Point Lead
The final Harris Poll finds Senator Barack Obama with an eight point lead over Senator John McCain among likely voters. This is the largest lead shown by the Harris Poll in this election campaign and compares with six point leads in the two previous Harris Polls. With [...]

Senator Barack Obama continues to lead Senator John McCain by six percentage points in the latest poll of likely voters. This lead has not changed since The Harris Poll®, conducted one week earlier.
These are some of the results of The Harris Poll, a new nationwide survey of 2,303 U.S. adults, of whom 1,695 are [...]