In 2018, 22 U.S. states were Democratic in party orientation, based on the party preferences or leanings of their residents. Another 18 were Republican and 10 were competitive. That four-state Democratic advantage is typical of what Gallup has found in recent years, though Democrats enjoyed much larger leads in 2008 […] Read more »
Priorities USA: New Poll & Message Guidance on Trump and Initial 2020 Strategy
Donald Trump begins the 2020 cycle under water and in trouble. In our survey of registered voters in seven key presidential battleground states, Trump has a negative job rating of 44% approve/56% disapprove. Only 36% of voters say they are inclined to vote for Trump next year, while 47% say […] Read more »
How Bernie’s 2020 Map Might Change Without The #NeverHillary Vote
Bernie Sanders picked up support in some unusual places during his 2016 campaign to be the Democratic presidential nominee. The self-described democratic socialist won states such as Oklahoma and Nebraska that are typically associated with right-of-center policy views. He also did surprisingly well with self-described conservative voters — granted, a […] Read more »
Are Democrats Dominated by the Left? Don’t Be So Sure.
From much of the media coverage these days, you would think that the undisputed leaders of the Democratic Party are freshman Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and—of course—Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, even though the constituents that elected them are limited to the 14th District of New York and the states […] Read more »
New Hampshire Poll Shows Potential Problems for Trump a Year Out from 2020 Presidential Primary Season
With nearly 40 percent of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire saying they would welcome a primary challenger to President Trump, a new poll by the University of Massachusetts Amherst could highlight potential problems for the president. Thirty-nine percent of likely Republican voters in the Granite State said they […] Read more »
Americans Deeply Divided by Party on Ideals of Religious and Ethnic Pluralism
A new PRRI/The Atlantic survey of American attitudes about the health of our nation’s Democratic institutions reveals that partisan divisions over racial diversity and religious pluralism have Americans split, but most are optimistic divisions can be overcome except those that are political. This survey, the latest in a series of […] Read more »