Over the weekend, The Washington Post released details from our most recent poll conducted with ABC News. One particular aspect of the poll speaks to the central question about what’s likely to happen in next month’s midterm elections. What’s that question? Who turns out to vote. I know, I know; […] Read more »
Why is it so hard to get an accurate vote count?
Election workers unload a bag of ballots brought in a from a polling precinct to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento, California. AP/Rich Pedroncelli Michael Traugott, University of Michigan In Kansas this past August, vote totals in the Republican primary for governor fluctuated by more than 100 […] Read more »
Voters say they are more likely to cast ballots in this year’s midterm elections
Three weeks before critical midterm elections, voters are expressing significantly more interest in turning out than they were four years ago, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. Enthusiasm is up across almost all demographic groups, but the increases are greater among younger adults, nonwhite voters and those who say […] Read more »
Americans Are (Slightly) More Confident about Fending off ‘Computer Hacking’ in the Upcoming Election
In recent months, Americans have become somewhat more confident that election officials are taking the steps necessary to guard against “computer hacking” in the upcoming election. At the same time, likely voters have become no more (or less) confident that their votes will be counted as intended this coming November. […] Read more »
Voters are just as angry as in 2016
Voters this fall aren’t just sharply polarized; they’re also very angry — whether they’re Democrats, Republicans or even independents. In partnership with YouGov, Penn State’s McCourtney Institute of Democracy has been polling Americans to assess the overall mood of the nation. … Remarkably, our poll has found consistently high levels […] Read more »
Only 1 in 3 Young People Say They’re Certain to Vote in Midterms
A new PRRI/The Atlantic survey on civic engagement finds stark gaps between young and older Americans’ attitudes towards the utility of voting and other methods of civic engagement. The survey, the second in a series of reports assessing challenges to America’s democratic institutions and practices from PRRI and The Atlantic, […] Read more »