… With 75 competitive races, it will take more time than usual to take stock of Tuesday’s powerful, if uneven, wave. But here are a few initial impressions in the aftermath of a whirlwind night: 1. This was mostly a suburban revolt. Democrats easily swept out most of the Republicans […] Read more »
Democrats won women’s vote for Congress by the largest margin seen in midterm exit polls
Women made history in the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats won women’s vote for Congress by 19 points, with 59 percent voting Democrat and 40 percent voting Republican — the largest margin seen in midterm exit polls, according to data from CNN. The last time women voted for Democrats anywhere near […] Read more »
Women voters drive Democratic House victories, Republican Senate gains: Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. women voters increased their support for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives, providing an anticipated swing to help the party take control of the chamber, according to Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll. Fifty-five percent of women said they backed a Democrat for the House this year, compared with 49 […] Read more »
Surprising Support for the Term ‘Feminist’ on the Campaign Trail
Asked whether she was a feminist, Amy McGrath, the former Marine fighter pilot running for Congress in Kentucky, was emphatic: “Hell yeah, I’m a feminist.” Her opponent, Representative Andy Barr, turned her words into an attack ad. Many politicians have considered the word “feminist” toxic. But that might be changing. […] Read more »
Party Polarization, Ideological Sorting and the Emergence of the US Partisan Gender Gap
This article argues that the modern American partisan gender gap – the tendency of men to identify more as Republicans and less as Democrats than women – emerged largely because of mass-level ideological party sorting. As the two major US political parties ideologically polarized at the elite level, the public […] Read more »
Major Polling Stories of the 2018 Cycle
1) It is indeed all about President Trump. Almost seven out of ten (69%) registered voters are either voting to send a signal of support (31%) or opposition (38%) to the president. This ties Obama (69%) as a high water mark since this question was first asked in 1998. CONT. […] Read more »