2020 Polling Retrospective

Since 2018 Data for Progress has helped prove the case for progressive policy with its best-in-class polling, while being on the forefront of innovative survey techniques. In the spirit of innovation, this report is the first of a series of analyses to rigorously assess polling’s successes and failures over the […] Read more »

Do You Live in a Political Bubble?

More than half of Republicans believe that last year’s election was stolen from Donald Trump. Rather than reject claims of election fraud, Republican lawmakers have used the premise that the election was stolen to justify restrictions on voting. Mr. Trump most likely deserves much of the blame for the widespread […] Read more »

American Politics Now Has Two Big Racial Divides

There’s been a recent flurry of studies and analyses that take a deeper look at the results of the 2020 election. These examinations don’t contradict our early interpretation of the results from the days and weeks immediately following Election Day: The overwhelming majority of voters backed the candidate from the […] Read more »

Despite Pandemic Challenges, 2020 Election Had Largest Increase in Voting Between Presidential Elections on Record

Despite unique challenges to voter registration and voting created by COVID-19 and heightened concerns about turnout as a result, the 2020 election had the highest voter turnout of the 21st century. The 2020 election featured the largest increase in voters between two presidential elections on record with 17 million more […] Read more »