Log On and Hit ‘Like’ … Facebook Measures the Candidates

If elections were won based on Facebook chatter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Rand Paul would be the front-runners in early primary season states. The social media company has released figures on how the candidates — and presumed candidates — fared in terms of Facebook interactions in […] Read more »

Religious, Cultural, and Political Breakdown of the 2016 Early Primary States

As we gear up for the 2016 presidential elections, we use findings from the American Values Atlas to take an in-depth look at some of the most buzzed-about early primary states: New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina. Given the considerable influence white evangelical Protestants wield in the Republican presidential primary, […] Read more »

New Hampshire Poll: Hillary Clinton Resilient in Nation’s First Primary

Despite a storm of recent controversies, Hillary Clinton’s popularity is proving durable among likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire, home of the nation’s first presidential primary election in early 2016. … She also fares about as well as her husband, the 42nd president and a popular figure in U.S. […] Read more »

New Hampshire Poll: Republican Field Tightens, Clinton Still Out in Front Among Democrats

There’s no clear Republican front-runner in the New Hampshire presidential nominating contest, while Hillary Clinton retains an overwhelming advantage among Democrats in the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary. Clinton’s advantage over her potential Republican rivals has narrowed, however, and the general election in the battleground state looks increasingly competitive, according to […] Read more »