On behalf of the Voter Participation Center and Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund, Democracy Corps conducted live dial-meter testing of the 2019 State of the Union address among the Rising American Electorate (African Americans, Latinos, white unmarried women and white millennials), white working-class women, and white college women. Here […] Read more »
Gallup Polling on 10 Key State of the Union Topics
President Donald Trump touched on a wide variety of issues in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Gallup polling shows that Americans support some of his views but differ with him on others. Below are Trump’s quotes on 10 of the key points from his speech and a […] Read more »
Americans Most Satisfied With Nation’s Military, Security
Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, Americans remain most satisfied with the state of U.S. military strength and preparedness (78%) and the nation’s security from terrorism (68%), among a list of 22 policy areas. At the other end of the spectrum, the public is least satisfied with the nation’s campaign […] Read more »
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Leading and Following at the Same Time
The most active wing of the Democratic Party — the roughly 20 percent of the party’s electorate that votes in primaries and wields disproportionate influence over which issues get prioritized — has moved decisively to the left. With all the attention that is being paid to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, […] Read more »
Generation Z Looks a Lot Like Millennials on Key Social and Political Issues
No longer the new kids on the block, Millennials have moved firmly into their 20s and 30s, and a new generation is coming into focus. Generation Z – diverse and on track to be the most well-educated generation yet – is moving toward adulthood with a liberal set of attitudes […] Read more »
Record-Low 46% of Women Pleased With Society’s Treatment
As many women across the U.S. prepare to march for women’s rights this weekend, Gallup polling finds a record-low 46% of U.S. women are satisfied with the way women are treated in society. This marks a 15-percentage-point decline since the summer of 2016 before the #MeToo movement exploded in the […] Read more »