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Tennesseans’ economic worries transcend political party, Vanderbilt poll finds

By Marianna Bacallao

December 11, 2025

Anxiety over the cost of living has risen in Tennessee since President Donald Trump took office, according to a Vanderbilt University poll released Thursday.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: affordability, budget, Donald Trump, economy, John Geer, Josh Clinton, personal finance, tnleg, tnpol, vaccine, Vaccines, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Americans want colleges to teach students how to think, not what to think, new Vanderbilt poll finds

By Camellia Burris

November 19, 2025

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Most Americans say that colleges should teach students how to think critically but not what to think. That’s the latest finding from the Vanderbilt Unity poll, which takes the pulse of Americans’ attitudes towards higher education.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: college, Higher Education, John Geer, Josh Clinton, MAGA, Vanderbilt Poll

Vanderbilt Poll Shows Race, Political Divide On COVID-19 Perception And Fears

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

June 9, 2020

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A new Vanderbilt University poll shows that an overwhelming majority of Tennesseans are satisfied with how local leaders have handled the coronavirus pandemic. Two-thirds of the people said they support Gov. Bill Lee’s response.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Election 2020, John Geer, Josh Clinton, Vanderbilt Poll

Poll: Most Tennesseans Don’t Support Impeachment, Despite Concerns With Trump’s Actions In Ukraine

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

December 17, 2019

A day before the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to impeach President Donald Trump, a new Vanderbilt University poll shows most Tennesseans do not want that. Vanderbilt reached the conclusion by surveying 1,000 registered voters from all across Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment, John Geer, Josh Clinton, Nathan Bedford Forrest

VU Poll: Support Growing For Medicaid Expansion In Tennessee

By Blake Farmer

May 21, 2013

If Governor Bill Haslam were simply to go with what a majority of Tennesseans want, he would expand the state’s Medicaid program as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Josh Clinton, VU Poll

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