The MassINC Polling Group
@massincpolling.bsky.social
A Boston-based, full-service public opinion research firm serving a national client base. massincpolling.com
@wbur.org reports on our recent poll of 20-somethings, for MassPotential, that found support for a statewide graduation standard to replace the MCAS
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Young adults in Mass. favor statewide high school graduation requirement, poll shows
In a poll young adults in Massachusetts favored a statewide requirement for high school graduation such as passing required courses with at least a D grade or passing financial literacy classes.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
@wbur.org reports on our recent poll of 20-somethings, for MassPotential, that found support for a statewide graduation standard to replace the MCAS
www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
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More new polling for @cwbeacon.bsky.social: Mass. residents are largely satisfied with their health care, despite some sizable minorities reporting trouble with coverage and access. @jenndotsmith.bsky.social writes up the numbers.
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New poll shows high satisfaction with health insurance in Mass., even as residents delay or skip care for cost reasons - CommonWealth Beacon
New polling for CommonWealth Beacon conducted by the MassINC Polling Group paints a picture of Massachusetts residents mostly happy with their health care coverage, especially when compared with other...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
More new polling for @cwbeacon.bsky.social: Mass. residents are largely satisfied with their health care, despite some sizable minorities reporting trouble with coverage and access. @jenndotsmith.bsky.social writes up the numbers.
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New polling for @cwbeacon.bsky.social: Mass. approval ratings for Donald Trump, RFK Jr, and Gov Maura Healey commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbe...
Healey holds her head above water in new poll - CommonWealth Beacon
Asked how they thought Healey is doing as governor, 20 percent of residents said they strongly approve of her performance, 36 percent say they somewhat approve, 15 percent somewhat disapprove, 18 perc...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New polling for @cwbeacon.bsky.social: Mass. approval ratings for Donald Trump, RFK Jr, and Gov Maura Healey commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbe...
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In light of the news that Florida is planning to end all vaccine mandates, here's our measles tracker as of last week.
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Tracking U.S. Measles Outbreaks
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September 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In light of the news that Florida is planning to end all vaccine mandates, here's our measles tracker as of last week.
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New polling, for MassPotential, out today: As Massachusetts policymakers craft a post-MCAS approach to high school graduation requirements, a new poll of Massachusetts residents aged 18-29 finds strong support for uniform statewide academic standards. www.massincpolling.com/our-work/str...
Strong Majority of Recent High School Graduates Favor Uniform Statewide Graduation Standards — MassINC Polling Group
In the wake of eliminating MCAS as a graduation requirement, Massachusetts graduates support alignment with state university admission standards. Topline Crosstabs As Massachusetts policym...
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September 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New polling, for MassPotential, out today: As Massachusetts policymakers craft a post-MCAS approach to high school graduation requirements, a new poll of Massachusetts residents aged 18-29 finds strong support for uniform statewide academic standards. www.massincpolling.com/our-work/str...
We're excited to share "The Cost of Getting Around: The Transportation Burdens of Lower-income residents in Western Massachusetts", a collaboration between MPG and @wayfinders.bsky.social for @massdot.bsky.social. Here's Quick thread of some of the key findings. www.mass.gov/doc/the-peop...
August 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We're excited to share "The Cost of Getting Around: The Transportation Burdens of Lower-income residents in Western Massachusetts", a collaboration between MPG and @wayfinders.bsky.social for @massdot.bsky.social. Here's Quick thread of some of the key findings. www.mass.gov/doc/the-peop...
"Massachusetts parents remain concerned about their children’s education five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered classrooms, according to a new statewide poll." @bostonglobe.com on our latest polling for @edtrustma.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/19/m...
Five years after COVID closed schools, Mass. parents still worry about pandemic effects on kids - The Boston Globe
Results found students upended by online learning are still facing challenges, especially when it comes to digital equity, academic progress and mental health.
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June 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Massachusetts parents remain concerned about their children’s education five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered classrooms, according to a new statewide poll." @bostonglobe.com on our latest polling for @edtrustma.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/19/m...
Good morning! New MPG poll out today, for @abundanthousingma.org, finds strong support for more housing, even at the local level.
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Poll Finds Strong Support for More Housing Development
Voters strongly support land use policy changes that would make multifamily development easier in Massachusetts, according to a statewide survey commissioned by Abundant Housing Massachusetts (AHMA).
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May 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Good morning! New MPG poll out today, for @abundanthousingma.org, finds strong support for more housing, even at the local level.
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Good morning! We're gearing up for our SECOND @bostonfdn.bsky.social event of the week, this time on housing. We asked tenants and landlords in the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program about their experiences with the program. Live stream starts at 9am: www.tbf.org/news-and-ins...
May 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Good morning! We're gearing up for our SECOND @bostonfdn.bsky.social event of the week, this time on housing. We asked tenants and landlords in the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program about their experiences with the program. Live stream starts at 9am: www.tbf.org/news-and-ins...
We've updated our website with the full slides and video from yesterday's @bostonfdn.bsky.social / @massnonprofitnet.bsky.social event www.massincpolling.com/our-work/40l...
May 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We've updated our website with the full slides and video from yesterday's @bostonfdn.bsky.social / @massnonprofitnet.bsky.social event www.massincpolling.com/our-work/40l...
Starting now at @bostonfdn.bsky.social: www.tbf.org/news-and-ins.... We'll be posting our slides as we go!
May 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Starting now at @bostonfdn.bsky.social: www.tbf.org/news-and-ins.... We'll be posting our slides as we go!
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“In what ways do you think the populations you serve will be worse off under the Trump administration?” This is one of the questions TBF, @massnonprofitnet.bsky.social, and @massincpolling.bsky.social asked in the MA Nonprofits Federal Impacts Survey. The responses we received speak for themselves.
![“The fear of ICE has already created worker shortages, over 1,000 weekly absences in [our] public schools, and a stark decrease in attendance of our [program]. Mixed-documentation families are increasingly on edge, and are worried about separation or increased discrimination in their own communities.” Massachusetts Nonprofits Federal Impacts Survey Nonprofit Response.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vbiuvkyb6cnqws5sewcr23kh/bafkreid3p3qjz35tbanlpcsqklv4m5543aurj3nzklq4fc4czr745rxufm@jpeg)
May 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“In what ways do you think the populations you serve will be worse off under the Trump administration?” This is one of the questions TBF, @massnonprofitnet.bsky.social, and @massincpolling.bsky.social asked in the MA Nonprofits Federal Impacts Survey. The responses we received speak for themselves.
MPG is at @bostonfdn.bsky.social today for the release of a new @massnonprofitnet.bsky.social survey of Mass. nonprofits. We'll be live-skeeting the slides starting around 12:30. In the meantime here's @wbur.org's coverage: www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Poll: Mass. nonprofits fear federal funding cuts and higher demand for services amid Trump's second term
Jim Klocke, head of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, told WBUR's John Bender many nonprofits fear their organizations will fare worse during this "hurricane-type period" of Trump's second administ...
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May 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
MPG is at @bostonfdn.bsky.social today for the release of a new @massnonprofitnet.bsky.social survey of Mass. nonprofits. We'll be live-skeeting the slides starting around 12:30. In the meantime here's @wbur.org's coverage: www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
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This week on The Horse Race, Steve and Jenn go international, looking at the polling both around the Canadian federal election and around the first hundred days of the second Donald Trump administration. Plus, horse *and* Dunkin content. www.massincpolling.com/our-work/epi...
Episode 347: Whoa, Canada! — MassINC Polling Group
This week on The Horse Race, Steve and Jenn go international, looking at the polling both around the Canadian federal election and around the first hundred days of the second Donald Trump administrati...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This week on The Horse Race, Steve and Jenn go international, looking at the polling both around the Canadian federal election and around the first hundred days of the second Donald Trump administration. Plus, horse *and* Dunkin content. www.massincpolling.com/our-work/epi...
New pod up.
This week, Steve and Jenn on the latest Trump polling -- it all depends on how you ask. Then, @gbhnews.bsky.social reporter Katie Lannan on how Beacon Hill is handling budget season federal uncertainty, and scandal at the State House.
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Episode 346: Polling on Thin ICE
This week on The Horse Race, Steve and Jenn discuss the latest polling on the Trump administration's actions, especially divides that show up in different ways of asking about the same issue. Then, GB
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April 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New pod up.
"Massachusetts residents believe the Bay State should have a back-up plan in case the Trump administration pulls back from funding projects like the bridges to Cape Cod and an overhaul of the section of the I-90 turnpike..."
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New poll: Mass. residents want back-up plan for funding transportation projects
A MassINC Polling Group survey of 702 residents found that 59 percent said the state should have a plan to pay for transportation improvements without billions of dollars in federal funding.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Massachusetts residents believe the Bay State should have a back-up plan in case the Trump administration pulls back from funding projects like the bridges to Cape Cod and an overhaul of the section of the I-90 turnpike..."
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Happy to provide some analysis for this piece on this year's Boston Mayoral race:
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In looming mayor’s race, who has the Black vote: Michelle Wu or Josh Kraft? - The Boston Globe
In Boston’s upcoming mayor’s race, the city’s Black electorate is up for grabs. And as Black voters go, so goes the election.
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February 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happy to provide some analysis for this piece on this year's Boston Mayoral race:
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This week on The Horse Race, @skoczela.bsky.social and
@jenndotsmith.bsky.social chat with former co-host and @politico.com reporter Lisa Kashinsky on how Trump's immigration orders impact Massachusetts. Plus, new data reveals parent's concern about math education across the state.
@jenndotsmith.bsky.social chat with former co-host and @politico.com reporter Lisa Kashinsky on how Trump's immigration orders impact Massachusetts. Plus, new data reveals parent's concern about math education across the state.
Episode 335: Massachusetts pushes back on Trump immigration orders
Steve and Jenn sit down with Lisa Kashinsky, Politico reporter and former co-host of The Horse Race, to discuss the impact of Trump’s immigration executive orders on Massachusetts. Then, they dive int
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January 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This week on The Horse Race, @skoczela.bsky.social and
@jenndotsmith.bsky.social chat with former co-host and @politico.com reporter Lisa Kashinsky on how Trump's immigration orders impact Massachusetts. Plus, new data reveals parent's concern about math education across the state.
@jenndotsmith.bsky.social chat with former co-host and @politico.com reporter Lisa Kashinsky on how Trump's immigration orders impact Massachusetts. Plus, new data reveals parent's concern about math education across the state.
The video of today's webinar on numeracy, with @edtrustinma.bsky.social, is now up on YouTube and our website www.massincpolling.com/our-work/mas...
Poll: Massachusetts Parents Concerned About Math Education and Access to Opportunities Across Massachusetts — MassINC Polling Group
Poll highlights parent concerns and gaps in access to rigorous math courses, outside supports and more. Topline Crosstabs Slides BOSTON— As Massachusetts grapples with a literacy crisi...
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January 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The video of today's webinar on numeracy, with @edtrustinma.bsky.social, is now up on YouTube and our website www.massincpolling.com/our-work/mas...
Don't miss out! TOMORROW, 1/16, join us & @edtrust.bsky.social MA for a virtual event!
You won't want to miss the release of our K-12 parent poll findings on math, policy solutions discussion, key speakers, expert panelists and more!
Register now: bit.ly/3V4588M
You won't want to miss the release of our K-12 parent poll findings on math, policy solutions discussion, key speakers, expert panelists and more!
Register now: bit.ly/3V4588M
January 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Don't miss out! TOMORROW, 1/16, join us & @edtrust.bsky.social MA for a virtual event!
You won't want to miss the release of our K-12 parent poll findings on math, policy solutions discussion, key speakers, expert panelists and more!
Register now: bit.ly/3V4588M
You won't want to miss the release of our K-12 parent poll findings on math, policy solutions discussion, key speakers, expert panelists and more!
Register now: bit.ly/3V4588M
Join us & @edtrust.bsky.social MA next Thurs, 1/16 (virtual), for the release of our latest K-12 poll on numeracy!
Check out our guest speakers & panelists!
Register today: bit.ly/3V4588M
Check out our guest speakers & panelists!
Register today: bit.ly/3V4588M
January 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Join us & @edtrust.bsky.social MA next Thurs, 1/16 (virtual), for the release of our latest K-12 poll on numeracy!
Check out our guest speakers & panelists!
Register today: bit.ly/3V4588M
Check out our guest speakers & panelists!
Register today: bit.ly/3V4588M
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New year, new pod! @skoczela.bsky.social and @jenndotsmith.bsky.social explain the SJC ruling on Milton's refusal to comply with MBTA Communities. Then, unpacking Legislative transparency with @statehousenews.com reporter Alison Kuznitz.
Episode 333: Milton: Paradise Lost?
Steve and Jenn are joined by Statehouse News Reporter Alison Kuznitz to break down the drama on Beacon Hill over an audit of the Legislature and calls for transparency. Plus, an exclusive look at the
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January 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New year, new pod! @skoczela.bsky.social and @jenndotsmith.bsky.social explain the SJC ruling on Milton's refusal to comply with MBTA Communities. Then, unpacking Legislative transparency with @statehousenews.com reporter Alison Kuznitz.
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This Horse Race holiday special, @skoczela.bsky.social
and @jenndotsmith.bsky.social share thoughts on Trump's lawsuit against the Selzer Iowa poll. Plus, annual highlights from Dunkin tastings and how the climate bill advances environmental justice.
and @jenndotsmith.bsky.social share thoughts on Trump's lawsuit against the Selzer Iowa poll. Plus, annual highlights from Dunkin tastings and how the climate bill advances environmental justice.
Episode 332: The Pollarized Express
This week on The Horse Race, Steve and Jenn share their take on Trump's latest lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and Selzer poll in Iowa. Then, a holiday roundup of Horse Race best Dunkin' momen
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December 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
This Horse Race holiday special, @skoczela.bsky.social
and @jenndotsmith.bsky.social share thoughts on Trump's lawsuit against the Selzer Iowa poll. Plus, annual highlights from Dunkin tastings and how the climate bill advances environmental justice.
and @jenndotsmith.bsky.social share thoughts on Trump's lawsuit against the Selzer Iowa poll. Plus, annual highlights from Dunkin tastings and how the climate bill advances environmental justice.