In a new C-SPAN/Ipsos poll released today, just over half (53%) of Americans are confident that the 2020 presidential election will be open and fair. The poll — conducted September 23-30, 2019 — shows a large partisan divide: While 72% of Republicans believe the election will be open and fair, […] Read more »
Democrats, Republicans Equally Engaged in 2020 Election
A year before the 2020 presidential election, roughly seven in 10 Democrats and Republicans say they have given “quite a lot of thought” to the election. About half of political independents have done so. The lack of a Republican-Democratic difference in thought given to the election is notable because Republicans […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Americans becoming more likely to say diversity enhances culture
In the last few years, Americans have become more likely to say the country’s increasing diversity enriches the nation’s culture, even as perceptions of how others experience racial discrimination have grown more divided by partisanship, according to new findings from a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. More than 8 in […] Read more »
Why Republicans Play Dirty
… The growing diversity of the American electorate is making it harder for the Republican Party to win national majorities. Republicans have won the popular vote in presidential elections just once in the last 30 years. … The problem runs deeper than electoral math, however. Much of the Republican base […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters are frustrated with government, nervous about economy
Many voters are frustrated with how the federal government is working and a growing number are nervous about the economy — yet ratings of economic conditions remain higher than before President Trump took office, according to the latest Fox News Poll. While 37 percent feel confident about the economy, 48 […] Read more »
California’s Exclusive Electorate: A New Look at Who Votes and Why It Matters
The people who go to the polls in California are very different from those who don’t—a gap that has far-reaching implications for our democracy and political future. The fact that a relatively small, unrepresentative group of Californians elect officials and make policies is an urgent challenge for the state, especially […] Read more »