Democracy and Public Policy Network releases findings, analysis on February poll

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Democracy and Public Policy Network in the Department of Political Science at Bowling Green State University has released the results of its sixth web-based poll, conducted from Feb. 13-18, 2026, with insight from 1,200 registered U.S. voters.

Topics covered in the February poll include:

• The president’s approval rating
• An early midterm advantage for Democrats and early look at 2028 hopefuls
• Concerns about democracy and ICE activities

The nonpartisan poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points.

Full February poll results include:

• Top-line findings
• Cross-tabulation findings
• Expert analysis of poll results

For the poll, YouGov, an international online research data and analytics technology group, gathered public opinion data through questions sent in online surveys, emails and text messages.

A four-person research team in the BGSU Department of Political Science developed, ordered, tested and analyzed the questions in the poll.

For more information, visit BGSU.edu/depo.