Republicans in the House of Representatives have voted to dismiss Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her position as chair of the House Republican Conference due to her refusal to support former President Donald Trump and go along with the so-called “Big Lie,” the false narrative that the 2020 election was […] Read more »
Why Americans’ support for democratic values may not protect democracy in practice
There has been widespread concern about the potential for democratic decline in the United States in the wake of the contested 2020 presidential election. Using new polling data, we find that 1) the belief that there was fraud in the 2020 election is associated with modestly lower support among Americans […] Read more »
Poll Hub: Being Counted
Many Republican controlled states have implemented laws that will limit voting access to certain groups. We look at the polls surrounding this contentious topic and discuss what accounts for the widening schism between Democrats and Republicans. Then, the Census population numbers were released last week. Which states have gained or […] Read more »
It’s All About Confidence
There is little doubt that this country is both narrowly and badly divided. To the extent that there is any debate about the severity, it is whether today is worse than 1968, when both the civil rights struggle and an increasingly unpopular war in Vietnam divided the country. A lack […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Americans are divided on what causes problems in US elections
Amid a flurry of changes to voting rules and regulations across the country, the American public is divided over whether the bigger problem with elections in America is that it is too hard to vote or that it is too easy to cheat, according to a new CNN Poll conducted […] Read more »
Despite Pandemic Challenges, 2020 Election Had Largest Increase in Voting Between Presidential Elections on Record
Despite unique challenges to voter registration and voting created by COVID-19 and heightened concerns about turnout as a result, the 2020 election had the highest voter turnout of the 21st century. The 2020 election featured the largest increase in voters between two presidential elections on record with 17 million more […] Read more »