In an increasingly politically polarized society, many people point a finger at gerrymandering as the cause. However, there may be an alternate answer. On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Jonathan Rodden, Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, discusses his new book, […] Read more »
Texas’ biggest metro areas may tip America’s balance of power in the years ahead
The fast-growing metropolitan areas of Texas are moving to the front line of the battle between the two major political parties for control of the nation’s direction. Texas has been a linchpin of the Republican Party’s national strength for a generation. But in 2018, Democrats recorded their most significant gains […] Read more »
On Guns, Public Opinion and Public Policy Often Diverge
Polls show that public support for tighter guns laws is rising. Alone, that doesn’t mean Congress is going to expand gun control anytime soon. Public opinion and public policy on guns have seemed to be at odds for decades. Measures like universal background checks often attract the support of more […] Read more »
Blue Texas is a Democratic dream. Shifting left is a reality.
For three years now, Texas Republicans have been taking on water. … Now Democrats are crossing their fingers about finally turning Texas blue, or at least purple, in 2020. Turning Texas blue in the medium-term isn’t a pipe dream — the Trump-era GOP doesn’t play as well as the George […] Read more »
Trump, the Economy & Wisconsin
Assorted details of the Badger State ahead of 2020 Trump approval by economic outlook by region in Wisconsin. Pooling 2018–19 data. Positive economic outlook helps approval a lot, though some 18% who expect economy to improve still disapprove. For those expecting stable economy, net negative approval, and very negative among […] Read more »
Drivers behave worse than cyclists, walkers, and even scooter riders, Washingtonians say in new poll
Nearly 6 in 10 Washington-area residents say drivers frequently violate traffic laws in the region, more than say the same about pedestrians, bicyclists or electric scooter riders, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll. Perhaps surprisingly, drivers are more likely to fault other drivers as scofflaws than they are […] Read more »