Political Science and Public Policy

Sixty-seven percent of North Carolinians oppose proposals for land transfer taxes as a way for local governments to raise money, according to results from the latest Elon University Poll, which comes as voters in more than a dozen counties across the state consider such a measure on ballots this fall. Details...

North Carolina citizens are almost evenly divided on which political party to support in the 2008 presidential election, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole received mixed reviews for her job performance, according to the latest Elon University Poll. Details...

Nearly two out of three North Carolinians – 65 percent – disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the war in Iraq, according to the latest Elon University Poll. The percentage is a slight improvement for the president since April, when 70 percent of the respondents expressed unhappiness with his management of the conflict. Details...