Most Americans trust elections are fair, but sharp divides exist

A majority of Americans trust that elections are fair, are confident in their state and local governments’ ability to administer elections, and will trust the results in 2022 and in 2024 regardless of whether their preferred candidate wins, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. The survey also found that most […] Read more »

County to County: Seven communities to watch for 2022

The 2022 midterms are a year away and much of the next 12 months will be spent looking for winners and losers and discussing the nation’s political balance of power. But the bigger, broader story in politics today is the identity crises in the nation’s two dominant political parties. What […] Read more »

Biden’s job rating sinks to 42% in NBC News poll a year from midterms

A majority of Americans now disapprove of President Joe Biden’s job performance, while half give him low marks for competence and uniting the country, according to results from the latest national NBC News poll. What’s more, the survey finds that 7 in 10 adults, including almost half of Democrats, believe […] Read more »

What the Virginia governor’s race can tell us about Democrats’ hope to keep control of Congress

Next week, Democrats could lose or come close to losing a governor’s race in a state that voted for President Biden by 10 points. So what does that mean for Democrats’ chances to keep control of Congress next year? … While we should be wary of over-interpreting one election, there […] Read more »

Who Will Show Up To Vote Next Year?

One significant piece of conventional wisdom that got turned on its head in 2020 was that higher turnout — especially among voters of color in states like Texas, Floria and Nevada — would solely benefit Democrats. Instead, many of these new voters, often younger and not typically engaged in politics, […] Read more »

NRCC October Battleground Congressional District Survey

The latest NRCC battleground survey makes it clear the political environment is moving decisively towardRepublicans. • Republicans are leading on the generic ballot and with key demographic groups, like independents and college educated white voters.• Republicans are winning on the issues most important to voters.• Voters understand the negative consequences […] Read more »