Why were the midterm elections close? Exit polls offer clues.

A set of countervailing political forces may have contributed to the closeness of this year’s midterm elections, according to the​ current results of the national exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research. It remains uncertain which party will control either the Senate or the House […] Read more »

Californians and Their Economic Well-Being

Jobs and the economy are a top concern as Californians set a future course in the November election. Although job growth has been relatively strong as the state and nation recover from the COVID-19 crisis, residents are dealing with rising prices on consumer goods and high gasoline costs. Lower-income Californians […] Read more »

November 2022 Debrief: NBC News Poll

16 slides that show why tomorrow is very likely to be a great night for Republicans up and down the ballot. CONTINUED Public Opinion Strategies The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »

Democrats catch up to GOP on enthusiasm in final NBC News poll before midterms

The final national NBC News poll of the 2022 midterms finds a highly competitive campaign landscape ahead of Election Day. While Democrats have pulled even with Republicans in enthusiasm, President Joe Biden remains unpopular, and voters express deep dissatisfaction about the state of the country. Forty-eight percent of likely voters […] Read more »

Post-ABC poll: House vote nearly split, GOP has edge on economy and turnout

Republicans hold significant advantages on the bread-and-butter issues of the economy and inflation that are central concerns of this fall’s election, and are poised to claim a majority in the House in Tuesday’s election, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Voters’ intentions for the House are split about evenly, […] Read more »