Mark DiCamillo, director of The Field Poll The 2014 midterm election saw a continuation of the electoral resurgence of the Republican Party across most of the country during the six-year period since Barack Obama was elected president. Not only did Republicans regain control of the Senate, picking up eight seats, […] Read more »
The 7 most fascinating numbers in the 2014 national exit poll
The best thing about elections — if you are a numbers nerd like me — is the massive amount of raw data about the American public and what/how/why they think what they do. Yes, only 36 percent-ish of eligible voters cast ballots 15 days ago, but that still amounts to […] Read more »
Most Americans Back Supreme Court on Gay Marriage — Including in the Affected States
Most Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll support the recent U.S. Supreme Court action allowing gay marriages to go forward in several states – including a bare majority in the 11 states in which such marriages have begun in the past week and a half. CONT. Ryan Struyk, […] Read more »
Fusion’s Massive Millennial Poll
Millennial voters Hillary and Paul Ryan for 2016. In the midterm elections, the majority will give Republican candidates a . And in the wake of Ferguson, a majority of young voters oppose the militarization of . Those are some of the findings in Fusion’s first-ever Massive Millennial Poll which surveyed 1200 likely voters […] Read more »
The Supreme Court confirms what we already knew: The fight over gay marriage is over.
The Supreme Court’s refusal to take up challenges to laws legalizing gay marriage in five states has an immediate impact: Gay couples in those states can now wed. But it has a longer-term impact too; it’s another piece of evidence that the fight over gay marriage is effectively over in […] Read more »
Neither Party Gets Good Marks from Its Base for Handling Illegal Immigration
As the current session of Congress comes to a close without significant action to address illegal immigration, neither Republicans nor Democrats are especially happy with the way their respective parties have dealt with the issue. CONT. Pew Read more »