Americans are divided along party lines on the direction the country is headed in

Fifty-six percent of Americans approve of President Biden’s work while in office. Less than half of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, a sentiment primarily driven by Republicans. Partisanship also plays a role in Biden’s approval rating on the nation’s top issues, with Republicans largely disapproving […] Read more »

The “Big Lie”: Most Republicans Believe the 2020 Election was Stolen

Republicans in the House of Representatives have voted to dismiss Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her position as chair of the House Republican Conference due to her refusal to support former President Donald Trump and go along with the so-called “Big Lie,” the false narrative that the 2020 election was […] Read more »

Californians’ Early Assessments of the Performance of President Biden and Vice President Harris are Highly Positive

Californians generally offer highly positive assessments of the job performances of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as the nation’s Vice President. In its examinations of how voters here view the nation’s new political leaders, the Berkeley IGS Poll finds 62% approving of the job Biden is doing as […] Read more »

Why the Sun Belt may pick the next president

The battleground states across the industrial Midwest have functioned as the decisive tipping point of American politics for at least 30 years, especially in presidential elections. But the latest Census Bureau findings on both overall population growth and voter turnout in 2020 signal that the Sun Belt will increasingly rival, […] Read more »