Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data. CONT. Anthony Cilluffo & Richard Fry, Pew Read more »
Companies That Rely On Census Data Worry Citizenship Question Will Hurt
Some critics of the citizenship question the Trump administration wants to add to the 2020 census are coming from a group that tends to stay away from politically heated issues — business leaders. From longtime corporations like Levi Strauss & Co. to upstarts like Warby Parker, some companies say that […] Read more »
Democratic 2018 vote resembled presidential year turnout
Democrats had a good 2018 and new data released this week helps explain why. Last year’s midterms featured enormous turnout and it was especially high among groups that tend to favor Democratic candidates. Census numbers from the Current Population Survey show spikes in 2018 turnout among young voters, highly educated […] Read more »
Census Showdown: The implications of including a citizenship question in the 2020 U.S. Census
The debate over the inclusion of a citizenship question in the 2020 U.S. Census is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we discuss the importance of the decision both politically and in the world of polling. Then, NPR’s Lead Political Editor Domenico Montanaro […] Read more »
Voter Turnout Rates Among All Voting Age and Major Racial and Ethnic Groups Were Higher Than in 2014
The November 2018 election is widely recognized for its high voter turnout. Census Bureau data released today show who is behind the historic 11 percentage point increase from the last midterm election in 2014. Voter turnout went up among all voting age and major racial and ethnic groups. Fifty-three percent […] Read more »
Supreme Court poised to give Trump victory on census citizenship question
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a move opponents call a Republican effort to deter immigrants from taking part. CONT. Andrew Chung & Lawrence Hurley, Reuters Read more »