In the week before elections, a new poll from Leadership Now Project conducted by The Harris Poll reveals that 84% of senior business leaders remain very or somewhat concerned about the current political and legal climate’s impact on their companies–holding steady from April.
Even more striking, this alarm cuts across political party affiliation (91% Democrat, 83% Republican, 81% Independent) and company size (82% small/mid-size (1-499 employees), 86% large (500+ employees)).
The sentiments expressed in the survey underscore concern about the impact on businesses of today’s volatile policy environment, including recent executive orders, policy shifts on tariffs, regulatory changes, and potential personnel changes. These drivers of uncertainty have complicated long-term planning, capital investment, hiring, and supply-chain decisions.