About 1 out of every 3 American adults think a foreign country is likely to change vote tallies and results in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new NPR/Marist poll released Monday. … The results give credence to what election officials have been worried about since at least the […] Read more »
NPR/Marist Poll: 40 Percent Of Americans Think Elections Aren’t Fair
In a sign that America’s two centuries-old democracy is under strain, nearly 2 in 5 American voters do not believe elections are fair, according to a new NPR/Marist poll. Nearly half of respondents lack faith that votes will be counted accurately in the upcoming midterm elections. Race, gender and partisan […] Read more »
On The Sidelines Of Democracy: Exploring Why So Many Americans Don’t Vote
Just in the past few months, elections in the U.S. have been decided by hundreds of votes. The 2016 presidential election tilted to Donald Trump with fewer than 80,000 votes across three states, with a dramatic impact on the country. Yet, only about 6 in 10 eligible voters cast ballots […] Read more »
Democrats’ 2018 Primary Turnout Mirrors Previous Wave Elections
As both parties begin their final post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day, there are concrete signs that Democratic voters are fired up heading into the midterm elections. Nowhere is that more evident than in the majority of states that have already held primaries. There’s been massive increases in Democratic turnout […] Read more »
Where the public stands on key issues that could come before the Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin confirmation hearings on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired in July after three decades on the court. … Ahead of the Senate’s deliberations over Kavanaugh, here’s a look at where […] Read more »
Surprise: This new index shows that U.S. elections were better run in 2016 than in 2012.
Since Nov. 8, 2016, Americans have been debating the integrity of President Trump’s election. But whether or not Russia illicitly influenced the voting, a newly released report from the Elections Performance Index shows that actual election administration improved from 2012 to 2016. It usually doesn’t make the news when bureaucratic […] Read more »