Martin J Kifer

Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science. Director of the Survey Research Center. High Point University

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

Growth in perceived threat level concerning Iran is notable. It is similar perceptions after Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. See, for example, October 2021 (p 7): https://t.co/qROl7FPFHb vs March 2022 (after invasion, see p 11): https://t.co/HSN4bh8Rtx #ncpol #HPUPoll

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

New #HPUPoll found that Iran has grown as a national security concern for people in North Carolina.

In January 2026, Iran ranked at 9%, behind China, Russia, and North Korea. It now ranks at 23% and is second to China.

Read more at HPU Poll 124:
https://t.co/mnZ3TlIiz0

#NCPOL

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

New #HPUPoll reports 58% of North Carolinians say the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction. While #ApprovalRatings in NC rank Gov Stein 44%, Pres Trump 38%, SCOTUS 32% and US Congress 28%

More findings from HPU Poll 124: https://t.co/w43i9dK4nZ

#NorthCarolina #ncpol

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New #hpupoll has self-ID'd registered voter numbers for NC presidential and gubernatorial elections, NC generic ballots for U.S. House, NC House, NC Senate. #ncpol https://t.co/sH0wToHT2B

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

Follow up on NC's #hpupoll findings on March 5 primaries. Start on page 6 of memo (since the LV model is up front) & you can find partisan primary horse races, job approvals for NC and US institutions, and generic ballots. (https://t.co/7yyIe2LZJy) Also, issues like attached

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

#hpupoll releases #supertuesday poll of NC likely and self-reported primary voters. #ncpol Includes horse races on Dem and GOP presidential (Trump and Biden (no opposition) lead) and gubernatorial (Robinson and Stein lead) primaries in NC. https://t.co/swivFb8XBB

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

Pumpkin pie wins #hpupoll again! North Carolina's favorite holiday pie for 3rd straight year! Stay safe and healthy, everyone. https://t.co/KLOJI5IHGC

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

Some approval ratings from NC's #hpupoll for the weekend. This is part of the current political context in which 2024 candidates in NC are operating. More favorability ratings and issue findings on the memo starting on page 3 at: https://t.co/SBimMOntDP

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

Veterans Day. Service to the country is noble and should be properly honored. The last NC-focused #hpupoll asked about issue priorities in Raleigh. Supporting veterans is near the top of the issues receiving most support as "very important" (59%) among the items we tested.

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Our NC #hpupoll included right direction/wrong track items for the U.S. as well as North Carolina. The split was 69% wrong track for the country and 51% wrong track for the state. See more about these findings and approval ratings https://t.co/SBimMOntDP #ncpol

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

More on #inflation from the NC-focused #hpupoll. Change = less than half (47%) in NC say they are paying a much higher price for gas for their cars than last year. #ncpol Responses from self-identified registered voters on the memo: https://t.co/IXHD27dBj3

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

More on perceptions of the economy and personal finance from #hpupoll

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

According to the NC-focused #hpupoll, the October NC consumer sentiment index was 63.4 which is similar to the last few calculations (see attached). The memo includes our calculations of NC consumer sentiment going back to 2010: https://t.co/THEeS5E5RV #ncpol Stay well everyone

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

More NC-focused #hpupoll. Country direction's "wrong track" number is very high: 70%. Top issues for DC to deal with: school safety, inflation, education, national security, and healthy care. Link to release: https://t.co/91LkxnL220 Memo with methods: https://t.co/3IXkDzr03I

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

@davidbmclennan Indeed we did. They were split on the other options.

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

NC residents comment on daylight saving time. #hpupoll #ncpol See release for perspective from HPU experts.

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

Next release from the new #hpupoll finds nearly half of NC residents say they would like to change to year-round daylight saving time (later sunrise, more daylight in the evening). #ncpol https://t.co/cveQZYm3zw

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

And for the record, I should note that the people we polled in NC have strong feelings about the current and former presidents, too. They are both in the 50+ unfavorable category. #ncpol #hpupoll That memo again: https://t.co/9VPCmKrazh

[Donald Bryson @donaldbryson]

Three highest UNFAVORABLE ratings in this #hpupoll - Russia (76%), China (71%), Congress (52%) #ncpol

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

Thanks for this @donaldbryson . Was just going to note that I neglected to include Congress job approval (25% approve) in my original tweet and link to our memo (with methods details) so everyone can see what self-identified registered voters said: https://t.co/9VPCmKrazh #ncpol

[Donald Bryson @donaldbryson]

Three highest UNFAVORABLE ratings in this #hpupoll - Russia (76%), China (71%), Congress (52%) #ncpol

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

New numbers from the second #hpupoll of the semester. #ncpol More to come.

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

First release from the new NC-focused #hpupoll. Approval and favorability ratings (completed before the State of the State here in NC). Gov Cooper 47% approve, Pres Biden 34% approve, Country direction 65% wrong track. See the full release here: https://t.co/zIV0ChR64w

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

Annual Valentine's Day poll results. Stay well, everyone. Have a good holiday! #hpupoll

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

A quick note from NC's #hpupoll. In case you were wondering what others are buying as V-tine's Day gifts, you can find the release here: https://t.co/Ej91DSvaE1 Most NC people have a positive view of the gift-giving tradition. Have a Happy Valentine's Day! Stay safe and healthy

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

SRC is also posting similar updates over at LinkedIn: https://t.co/npvEzDRqYu

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

New consumer sentiment findings from the NC-based #hpupoll. NC residents remain relatively negative about the economy. Graphic attached with time series back to 2010 and you can see the responses on individual items over time on our memo: https://t.co/vstvkIooIm #ncpol

[Martin J Kifer @MartinKifer]

A new semester for the #hpupoll. There is a lot of stuff on the way. Stay safe and healthy! #ncpol

[SurveyResearchCenter @HPUSurveyCenter]

Just a heads up we will be rolling out new findings from this semester's first N. Carolina-focused #hpupoll in the next few days. Expect approval and favorability ratings, inflation and consumer sentiment, foreign policy, issue ownership in DC, public health, and more. #ncpol