Electoral Politics

These findings underscore how central the economy and the economic pain of the past few years were in shaping voter decisions in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

The polls find Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nevada, while Trump leads in Arizona.

A majority of voters want developers to be in compliance with labor, environmental, and civil rights laws to receive federal funding.

Swing voters see Harris as more competent than Trump and as someone who is better at working across the aisle and fighting for people like them.

Over two-thirds of Portland likely voters say they are more likely to vote for a City Council candidate who has a reputation as a climate leader.

When considering issues related to transgender people, a majority of voters trust the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party to handle them.

The survey finds that young voters are enthusiastic about the 2024 election and overwhelmingly think voting is an effective means to create change.

AVR designs can be most successful in achieving increased electoral participation, greater turnout equality, and a straightforward, secure registration process.

Priorities USA and Data for Progress worked to verify the efficacy of the MaxDiff (Best-Worst Scaling) question format for political-message testing.

Data for Progress’ look back at how polling fared in 2020 — and how to fix it.

Data for Progress conducted a poll of likely Georgia runoff voters with Be a Hero. Read more to see our key findings.

Our final numbers show a strong Biden lead nationally. Of course, the popular vote is not the final determinant of who wins the presidency.