Maine People's Resource Center

A few days after more than 50 Mainers rallied in Brunswick to urge Sen. Angus King, Rep. Jared Golden and other members of Maine’s congressional delegation to support a path to citizenship for DACA recipients (“Dreamers”), TPS holders (people who emigrated to the U.S. fleeing war and natural disasters in their home countries) and undocumented essential workers in the federal … Read More

As the second round of payments from the expanded child tax credit hits bank accounts today, nearly half of Mainers who are likely eligible for the benefit report not having yet received their first payment last month. In a poll conducted at the end of July by the Maine People’s Resource Center, 52% of Mainers who have children at home … Read More

New polling from Maine People’s Resource Center (MPRC) shows high support among Maine voters across gender, geography, age, and education level for increasing taxes on high-income earners. The new numbers come as recent national polling shows high support for taxing the wealthy to fund federal infrastructure improvements. “Mainers know the tax system is rigged for the wealthy and large corporations … Read More

A poll of likely voters in the March, 2020 Democratic presidential primary released today by the Maine People’s Resource Center shows strong support for a range of progressive policies proposed by presidential candidates, with wide majorities favoring the Raise the Wage Act, Medicare for All and the Green New Deal. The federal policy proposal with the widest support is the … Read More

September, 2018 – Majority of Mainers Oppose Kavanaugh View full results here A poll released by the Maine People’s Resource Center shows that a majority of Maine voters believe U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins should not vote to confirm President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The survey, conducted in part before and in part … Read More

March, 2016 – Referendums and Presidential Favorability View full results here A new poll from the Maine People’s Resource Center provides a first look at three ballot measures likely to be voted on this November and voters’ opinions of presidential front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as attention shifts to the General Election. The MPRC survey of 557 likely voters … Read More

August, 2015 – Portland poll shows voters support tipped minimum wage increase View full results here “A survey of likely Portland voters, commissioned by the Maine People’s Alliance and conducted by the Maine People’s Resource Center, shows overwhelming support for several initiatives to raise the minimum wage, including the plan passed by the Portland City Council that would increase the … Read More

The final pre-election poll released for the November, 2014 election by the Maine People’s Resource Center, the Maine public opinion research organization with the best record of accuracy in predicting election results, shows both the Maine gubernatorial contest and the Second Congressional District race too close to call heading into the last few days before the mid-term election.

July, 2014 – Women Could Decide Vote in Maine View full results here A new survey released today by the Maine People’s Resource Center, the polling organization with the best record of accuracy in predicting the results of Maine elections over the past four years, finds a deadlocked governor’s race that could be decided by turnout among Maine women. The … Read More

December, 2013 – Swing District Poll Shows Strong Support for Health Care Expansion View full results here The Maine People’s Resource Center (MPRC), an organization with the best record for accuracy in public opinion research in Maine, has released a new poll surveying swing State House districts on health care issues. The survey found that 69% of likely voters support … Read More