Washington Post-Schar School Poll

When and if a new ownership group formally takes over the Washington Commanders, it will inherit a team that has hemorrhaged supporters across the area, a fan base that wants a new stadium built in the District and a region that cites team owner Daniel Snyder as the biggest reason for the sharp decline in interest in the franchise.

Forty-seven percent say the state is heading in the right direction, while 42 percent think it’s on the wrong track. The state's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin gets a positive approval rating from 52 percent of Virginia voters, with 39 percent rating him negatively. Youngkin receives positive ratings from Republicans, independents and men, but negative marks among Democrats and women.

D.C.-area leaders have tried desperately to lure teleworking employees back into their offices, hoping to restore the vibrancy and generous tax revenue previously offered by buzzy commercial and downtown corridors that largely emptied during the pandemic. But a large majority of people in the region with remote-capable jobs say they would prefer to mostly work from home if offered the choice, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds.

Despite disparities in student performance, a majority of Virginia voters say they believe the state's public schools provide equal opportunities for students across racial and income groups, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.

More than 6 in 10 Americans support a ban on the consideration of race in college admissions, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll, but an equally robust majority endorses programs to boost racial diversity on campuses.

A pandemic-era boom has fundamentally changed the face of American home schooling, transforming a group that has for decades been dominated by conservative Christians into one that is more racially and ideologically diverse, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds.

Abortion has surged as a key issue for women and Democrats for the November 7 legislative elections in Virginia, the last state in the South to hold out against restrictions on the procedure in the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.

The featured results of a Washington Post/Schar School poll revealing growing diversity in American home schooling.

A new Washington Post and Schar School of Policy and Government poll shows the reputation of Washington, D.C.’s mass transit system is improving.

As Election Day draws near and the campaigns for Congressional and Senate offices heat up, the Washington Post-Schar School national polls help put the somewhat chaotic political horizon into focus.