Granite State Poll
In addition to working with individual clients on single issue polling projects, the UNH Survey Center also conducts the Granite State Poll, a quarterly survey of public opinion in the state of New Hampshire. The Granite State Poll is an omnibus survey in which interested groups, agencies, or organizations can purchase one or more questions. In this way, fixed costs are shared. The Granite State Poll is a statewide, scientific survey of public opinion and behavior concerning policy issues. Conducted quarterly, the Poll randomly interviews approximately 500 respondents from across the state.
All adult residents of New Hampshire with a working telephone (including new and unlisted numbers) are eligible for the Granite State Poll. Reports on New Hampshire public opinion written by the Center are made available to legislators, members of the executive branch and other key government officials dealing with public policy as well as the media. Of course, any proprietary data collected by the Survey Center are held in strict confidence.
Submissions from 2019
Two in Three NH Residents Support Legalization of Marijuana For Recreational Use 3/5/2019, UNH Survey Center
Sununu Enjoys All-Time High Job Approval; Fewer Granite Staters See Drugs As NH's Most Important Problem 3/1/2019, UNH Survey Center
Sanders & Biden Lead Democratic Field; Trump Holds Large Lead Over Kasich and Weld Among Republicans 2/28/2019, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Prefer More Physical Barriers on U.S.-Mexico Border but Oppose State of Emergency Declaration 2/27/19, UNH Survey Center
Submissions from 2018
NH Consumer Confidence Remains High 10/24/18, UNH Survey Center
Trump's Approval in NH Mirrors Obama's on the Cusp of First Midterm Election 10/23/18, UNH Survey Center
Democrats Pappas and Kuster Hold Advantage in NH Congressional Races 10/22/18, UNH Survey Center
Sununu Maintains Lead in Governor's Race; High Enthusiasm Among DEM Voters 10/19/18, UNH Survey Center
Record Optimism About Personal Finances Among NH Residents But Deep Partisan Differences Remain 8/27/18, UNH Survey Center
Sanders, Biden & Warren Current Favorites For 2020 NH Primary; Interest in Primary at All-Time High 8/23/18, UNH Survey Center
Trump Approval Unchanged in NH; High Awareness of Mueller Investigation 8/22/18, UNH Survey Center
Congressional Candidates Remain Largely Unknown With Three Weeks Until Primary 8/21/18, UNH Survey Center
Sununu Maintains Double Digit Leads Over Kelly and Marchand; High Interest in Election 8/20/18, UNH Survey Center
Record Number of NH Residents Optimistic About NH Economy 4/30/18, UNH Survey Center
Shaheen & Hassan Popular in State; Pappas Most Well-Known Candidate to Replace Shea-Porter 4/26/18, UNH Survey Center
Sanders & Biden Remain Frontrunners; GOP Primary Voters Prefer Trump Over Kasich Three to One 4/25/18, UNH Survey Center
Sununu Maintains Popularity, Leads Marchand and Kelly; Few Have Opinion on NH Secretary of State Race 4/24/18, UNH Survey Center
Approval of Trump On the Rise in NH; Residents Support Mueller Investigation 4/23/18, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Skeptical Tax Law Will Benefit Them; Cite Health As Most Important Problem For Family 3/1/18, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters in Favor of Mandatory Seatbelt Law and Rail Expansion in Capital Corridor 2/28/18, UNH Survey Center
Bipartisan Support For Marijuana Legislation; Majorities Favor Keeping Current Alcohol & Tobacco Ages 2/27/18, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Strongly Favor Expanded Medicaid Reauthorization, Divided on Education Savings Accounts 2/26/18, UNH Survey Center
Residents Optimistic on State, National Economy; Optimism Very High Among NH Republicans 2/22/18, UNH Survey Center
Shaheen, Hassan, Shea-Porter Remain Popular; 2nd District Divided on Kuster 2/16/18, UNH Survey Center
Biden & Sanders Lead Democratic Field; GOP Primary Voters Rally Around Trump 2/15/18, UNH Survey Center
NH Republicans Increasingly Enthusiastic on Trump, Outlook of Country 2/14/18, UNH Survey Center
Sununu Remains Popular, Holds Leads Over Prospective Democratic Opponents 2/13/18, UNH Survey Center
Submissions from 2017
What Divides the Parties? Just About Everything 11/29/17, UNH Survey Center
Majority View Republican and Democratic Parties As Divided, Want Both to Be More Moderate; Trump and Partisanship Most Important Problems Facing Country 11/28/17, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters More Concerned About Voter Fraud in U.S. Than In NH 11/16/17, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Oppose Wall, Favor Path to Citizenship and Border Patrol Checkpoints 11/16/17, UNH Survey Center
Democrats Seek to Expand Health Care Laws, Republicans Prefer ACA Repeal 11/15/17, UNH Survey Center
Mixed Views on Tax Reform Provisions Among NH Residents 11/14/17, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters See Themselves As Better Off Financially Than Year Ago 10/20/17, UNH Survey Center
NH Congressional Delegation Remains Popular In State 10/19/17, UNH Survey Center
Sanders, Biden & Warren Early Democratic Frontrunners; Trump Not Consensus Choice in GOP Primary 10/18/17, UNH Survey Center
Disapproval of Trump's Presidency High in New Hampshire 10/17/17, UNH Survey Center
Approval of Sununu Remains High; Most Think State Headed in Right Direction 10/16/17, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Optimistic About Business Conditions 8/11/17, UNH Survey Center
Sununu Popular in NH; State is Headed in Right Direction 8/10/17, UNH Survey Center
Trump Job Approval Remains Low in NH 8/9/17, UNH Survey Center
Trump Job Approval Falls In Wake Of Comey Dismissal 5/24/17, UNH Survey Center
Economic Optimism Remains High In NH 5/23/17, UNH Survey Center
Senators Shaheen And Hassan Popular In Granite State 5/10/17, UNH Survey Center
Strong Support For Sununu, Drugs Remain Most Important Problem Facing NH 5/9/17, UNH Survey Center
Trump Job Approval in NH Steady, No Consensus On Action In Syria 5/8/17, UNH Survey Center
NH Consumer Confidence At Record High, But Polarized 2/22/17, UNH Survey Center
Partisan Divide: Favorability of NH Congressional Delegation 2/16/17, UNH Survey Center
NH Residents Positive About Sununu, Legislature, State Outlook 2/15/17, UNH Survey Center
Drug Abuse the Most Important Issue Facing NH 2/14/17, UNH Survey Center
New Hampshire Divided About Trump Presidency 2/10/17, UNH Survey Center
Submissions from 2016
Shea-Porter Leads in CD1, Kuster in CD2 10/21/16, UNH Survey Center
Hassan Leads Ayotte in NH Senate Race 10/20/16, UNH Survey Center
NH Gubernatorial Race Close, Most Voters Have Not Definitely Decided on Vote 10/20/16, UNH Survey Center
Clinton Maintains Lead in New Hampshire 10/19/16, UNH Survey Center
Consumer Confidence Decreases Somewhat Heading Into Election 10/14/16, UNH Survey Center
NH Residents Confident of Current NH Voting 10/4/16, UNH Survey Center
Dead Heat in New Hampshire Senate Race 9/1/16, UNH Survey Center
Close Race in CD2, Shea-Porter Leads in CD1 8/31/16, UNH Survey Center
Two Weeks From Primary And NH Voters Are Still Unfamiliar With Gubernatorial Candidates 8/30/16, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Optimistic About Business Conditions in New Hampshire 8/3/16, UNH Survey Center
Obama's Popularity, Job Approval Steady In The Waning Months Of His Presidency 7/22/16, UNH Survey Center
Trump and Clinton Tied; Both Candidates Unpopular In New Hampshire 7/21/16, UNH Survey Center
Ayotte and Hassan Remain Deadlocked in NH Senate Race 7/20/16, UNH Survey Center
Close Races, Unknown Candidates in Both NH Congressional Districts 7/20/16, UNH Survey Center
NH Gubernatorial Candidates Unknown, Drug Crisis Most Important Problem in NH 7/19/16, UNH Survey Center
NH: Economic Optimism 5/5/16, UNH Survey Center
New Hampshire Primary Impact 4/22/16, UNH Survey Center
Obama's Popularity, Job Approval Steady in Granite State 4/21/16, UNH Survey Center
Sanders And Kasich Most Popular And Electable in New Hampshire 4/21/16, UNH Survey Center
Ayotte's Popularity Takes Hit, Remains in a Dead Heat With Hassan For US Senate Seat 4/20/16, UNH Survey Center
Illegal Drugs the Most Important Issue Facing the State, Gubernatorial Candidates Unknown 4/19/16, UNH Survey Center
Guinta Faces Uphill Struggle in First District 4/18/16, UNH Survey Center
Obama Remains Unpopular in Granite State 3/4/16, UNH Survey Center
Ayotte and Hassan Deadlocked In NH 3/3/16, UNH Survey Center
Guinta Unpopular in First District, Candidates For NH Governor And US Congress Unknown 3/2/16, UNH Survey Center
NH Issues: Hassan Popular in Final Year As Governor, Illegal Drugs the Most Important Issue 3/1/16, UNH Survey Center
Sanders Leads All GOP Contenders in NH, Clinton Support Varies By Matchup 2/29/16, UNH Survey Center
NH Consumers Optimistic About NH Business Conditions, Believe Household Finances Will Stay the Same 2/23/16, UNH Survey Center
Submissions from 2015
Sanders Maintains NH Lead, Clinton Seen As Winner, Most Voters Not Convinced Yet 12/9/15, UNH Survey Center
Trump Widens NH Lead But Most Voters Not Yet Convinced 12/8/15, UNH Survey Center
NH Consumers Remain Optimistic About Future Economic Prospects 10/12/15, UNH Survey Center
Obama Approval Rating In NH - No Change 10/9/15, UNH Survey Center
Guinta Remains Unpopular in First District 10/8/15, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Say Drug Crisis Is Most Important Problem In The State 10/7/15, UNH Survey Center
At Start of Campaign, Candidates For NH Governor Unknown 10/6/15, UNH Survey Center
Ayotte and Hassan Deadlocked in 2016 Senate Matchup 10/5/15, UNH Survey Center
Biden, Clinton, Sanders Lead Trump in Hypothetical 2016 Matchups 9/25/15, UNH Survey Center
Sanders Surges In NH 9/24/15, UNH Survey Center
Trump Still Atop GOP Field In NH, Fiorina Rises to Second 9/24/15, UNH Survey Center
Clinton Leads Trump In NH, Deadlocked With Other GOP Candidates 8/5/15, UNH Survey Center
Sanders Keeping Pace With Clinton in New Hampshire 8/4/15, UNH Survey Center
Trump Takes NH Lead 8/3/15, UNH Survey Center
Consumer Confidence Steady In NH 7/28/15, UNH Survey Center
Obama in NH: Overall Approval Up, Economic and Foreign Policy Approval Still Low 7/24/15, UNH Survey Center
Majority of Granite Staters Favor Marijuana Legalization, Decriminalization 7/23/15, UNH Survey Center
Ayotte Popular Entering Re-Election Campaign; Support For Guinta Erodes in First District 7/22/15, UNH Survey Center
Governor Hassan Remains Popular; Granite Staters Support 30 Day Residency Requirement For Voting 7/21/15, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Growing Concern With Heroin Problem 7/21/15, UNH Survey Center
Granite Staters Better Off Than A Year Ago, But Not Optimistic About US Economy 6/2/15, UNH Survey Center