Ipsos News and Polls

Most (74%) Canadians Oppose Idea of Raising Eligibility Age for Old-Age Security to 67, Half (49%) Strongly Opposed

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Government of Canada may face a tough public relations battle on Old-Age Security reform if it moves ahead with its plans to raise the age of eligibility to 67, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of Global Television and Postmedia news.

Ipsos/ Reuters Poll: Florida Republican Primary

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:30 GMT

Washington, D.C. - In our ongoing Florida Republican Primary tracking, we find Mitt Romney building a respectable lead over Newt Gingrich.

Ipsos/ Reuters Poll: South Carolina Republican Primary, January 19, 2012

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:30 GMT

Washington, D.C. - The results of the latest Reuters-Ipsos poll of the South Carolina Republican Primary shows Mitt Romney continues to lead all other Republicans (Q5) by a significant margin of 12 percentage points. Even if the contest came down to a direct head-to-head clash between Romney and Gingrich (as Perry’s impending announcement indicates is closer to being a reality), Romney still wins substantially (Q6).

Ipsos/ Reuters Poll: South Carolina Republican Primary, January 16, 2012

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:15:30 GMT

Washington, D.C. - Ipsos' latest poll of South Carolina registered voters, conducted on behalf of Thomson Reuters, shows Mitt Romney with a significant lead.

Seven in Ten (69%) Canadians ‘Strongly Agree’ that Premiers Should Adopt Principles to Put Patients First

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:15:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – As the premiers are set to meet in Victoria as part of the Council of the Federation, Canadians want their premier to adopt a series of principles that put patients first, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Medical Association. Canada’s physicians and nurses have developed a series of principles to make the healthcare system more concentrated on the needs of patients. These principles have been adopted by some 70 organizations including medical, health and patient groups. As such, almost all (95%) Canadians ‘agree’ (69% strongly/27% somewhat) that they would encourage their premier to ‘adopt a series of principles that make the healthcare system more concentrated on the needs of patients’ – with Albertans (76%) being most likely to strongly agree, followed by those living in Quebec (72%), Ontario (69%), Atlantic Canada (69%), Saskatchewan and Manitoba (63%) and British Columbia (59%).

Ipsos/ Reuters Poll: January 2012

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:30 GMT

Washington, D.C. - In the lead-up to the crucial New Hampshire Primary, Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney has regained his position as the front-runner in the Republican Party.

President Obama’s Approval among Hispanics Drops Six Points since June

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:00:30 GMT

New York, NY – A recent Ipsos-Telemundo Poll indicates that just over half of U.S Hispanic adults (56%) approve the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President while 35 percent disapprove of it. While still a majority, the proportion of Hispanics who approve of how President Obama is handling his job keeps shrinking. An Ipsos-Telemundo Poll released in June 2011, found that Obama’s approval was at 62% at the time, already considerably lower than the 86% who approved back in April of 2009 – when the President marked his first 100 days in office. Overall, the President’s approval rating among Hispanics has dropped 30 points since April, 2009.

La Aprobación del Presidente Obama entre los Hispanos Cae Seis Puntos desde Junio

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:45:30 GMT

New York, NY – Los resultados de un reciente sondeo Ipsos-Telemundo indican que un poco más de la mitad de los adultos hispanos en los Estados Unidos (56%) aprueba de la forma en que Barak Obama está haciendo su trabajo como presidente, mientras que el 35% desaprueba. Aunque todavía representan una mayoría, la proporción de hispanos que aprueben como el presidente Obama está haciendo su trabajo sigue reduciéndose. En el sondeo previo de Ipsos-Telemundo, publicado en Junio de 2011, la aprobación del presidente Obama era del 62%. Los resultados de la medición de Junio ya representaban una caída considerable desde Abril de 2009, cuando la aprobación del presidente entre los hispanos era del 86%. Desde Abril 2009, cuando el presidente marcó sus primeros 100 días en el cargo, su aprobación entre los hispanos ha caído 30 puntos porcentuales.

Despite Having Majority Government, Canadians Perceive Less is Getting Done in Ottawa, Minority (46%) Believes Majority Government Working Well

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:00:30 GMT

Toronto, ON – Despite having a majority government in Ottawa, Canadians perceive that less is being accomplished on key government files this year than in the minority government situation of last year, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of Postmedia News and Global Television. In every area studied, with the exception of healthcare, fewer Canadians believe things were accomplished this year than last year.

Ipsos/ Reuters Poll: December 2011

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:15:30 GMT

Washington, D.C. - Ipsos' latest poll carried out on behalf of Thomson Reuters shows a rally for Newt Gingrich among Republicans… but this popularity doesn’t translate into political strength when it comes to the national Presidential race, where Romney fares much better against Obama than Gingrich does.