NPR’s Lulu-Garcia Navarro speaks with researcher Matt Barreto about his study showing that Latino voter turnout nearly doubled from 2014 to 2018. More than a quarter were first-time voters, he says. NPR News Read more »
18 striking findings from 2018
Pew Research Center takes the pulse of Americans and people around the world on a host of issues every year. We explore public opinion on topics ranging from foreign policy to cyberbullying, as well as demographic trends, such as the emergence of the post-Millennial generation and changes in the number […] Read more »
Enemies of democracy
Republicans probably don’t think of themselves as enemies of democracy. And many aren’t. But notwithstanding their self-perception, the actions of some GOPers put our democracy at grave risk. Robert Dahl, the preeminent theorist of democracy, identified “voting equality” as one of its central criteria — “each member must be ensured […] Read more »
An insane amount of people turned out to vote in the midterm elections
President Donald Trump solved a problem that no other president before him could: Getting people to vote in a midterm election. Whether they were voting for or against his agenda, it is now clear that voters turned out in record numbers in 2018. Professor Michael McDonald of the University of […] Read more »
Voting By Mail Is On The Rise, But Could Alleged N.C. Election Fraud Change That?
When it comes to election fraud, the “voting twice by dressing up with a different hat” tactic that President Trump talks about almost never happens. What actually does happen, as allegedly illustrated in the race for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, is vote-by-mail fraud. “The consensus, among people who study […] Read more »
Mapped: Why Voting Anomalies Are Impossible to Ignore in North Carolina
After a long election season, there is just one House race left where the result remains in serious doubt: North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District. The state’s Board of Elections has refused to certify the narrow 905-vote lead that the Republican, Mark Harris, holds over the Democrat, Dan McCready, and is […] Read more »