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Voter Perceptions of Key Players in News Media
From January 21-28, 2025, Embold Research and Change Research conducted a poll among 1,759 registered voters nationwide to better understand how people receive and process news information. As part of this research, Embold and Change Research sought to explore how...
The State of Giving
What Motivates Donors Today? Analyst Bharati Ganesh led a survey of 2,591 adults nationwide to shed light on what motivates people to give, what holds them back, and how nonprofits can adapt to meet the evolving expectations of modern donors. The results reveal clear...
Home in Crisis
The Intersection of Housing Shortages and Affordability The housing shortage and lack of affordability are emerging as a top concern across the country, as revealed by two recent surveys conducted by Analyst Trenton Marlar of Embold Research. An independent nationwide...
40% of Federal Student Loan Borrowers Have Not Resumed Repayment
In response to the 2020 COVID pandemic, the US government announced the student loan payment moratorium as a form of relief for federal student loan borrowers. In Sept. 2023, the payment pause ended and the Department of Education began the process of bringing...
Rural America on Clean Energy
Embold Research, in partnership with Tigercomm, surveyed 2,645 rural Americans nationwide from August 9-16, 2023. The survey examined rural Americans’ support for renewable energy projects in their community as well as perceptions of their community and the country’s...
Young Voters on Higher Education
Embold Research and Change Research, led by a team of Gen Z and Millennial pollsters, conducted a poll of 1,033 voters between the ages of 18 to 34, from August 25-September 1, 2023. Our survey found that young voters’ financial stress has a profound impact on their...
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