Republicans swept the three statewide races in Virginia two weeks ago, including the governorship. They also won a majority in the commonwealth’s House of Delegates. Does that mean that Virginia is once again competitive, more like the toss-up states of Wisconsin or Arizona than the reliably Democratic Connecticut or even […] Read more »
The Increasing Importance of Partisanship in Predicting COVID-19 Vaccination Status
The KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor and other surveys have consistently shown a strong relationship between partisan identification and how individuals view and experience the COVID-19 pandemic, on questions ranging from worries about getting infected, to self-reported behaviors like mask-wearing and social distancing, to views on vaccinations. This new analysis shows […] Read more »
Inflation threatens Biden agenda, Democratic majorities
Inflation threatens to slow President Joe Biden’s agenda, and Republicans say it will help them decimate the Democratic majority in Congress. “Next year’s election will be a referendum on grocery prices and you can expect Republican challengers to talk about little else between now and then,” said John Ashbrook, co-founder […] Read more »
Flu shots uptake is now partisan. It didn’t use to be
Uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine has, unfortunately, become partisan like so much else in our society. Almost every Democratic adult (90% to 95%) has gotten a shot, while a little less than two-thirds of Republican adults have. That partisanship appears to have transferred to at least one other important vaccination. […] Read more »
These nine voter groups show the political divide in America
On election nights, the nation is sorted neatly into two colors: red and blue. But that binary approach doesn’t do a great job of capturing the beliefs and attitudes of 300-plus million people. There are a lot of nuances out there, as described in the NBC News County to County […] Read more »
Racial attitudes shifted over the past decade, leaving the two parties further apart than ever
America is in the middle of a contentious debate about race. What constitutes necessary reform in policing, and can it be achieved? How much do new voting laws disadvantage people of color? Is the Republican Party of Donald Trump too willing to play the race card? Is the Democratic Party […] Read more »