short readNov 13, 2020 America is exceptional in the nature of its political divide The U.S. is not the only country wrestling with political fissures. But the pandemic has revealed how pervasive the divide in U.S. politics is.
short readNov 10, 2020 Most mail and provisional ballots got counted in past U.S. elections โ but many did not In the 2016 general election, voters submitted nearly 33.5 million mail ballots, but more than 400,000 (1.2% of the total) werenโt counted.
short readNov 6, 2020 2020 election reveals two broad voting coalitions fundamentally at odds If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.
short readNov 3, 2020 Amid pandemic, the long decline of in-person voting on Election Day is likely to accelerate this year Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
short readNov 2, 2020 Two-thirds of U.S. adults say theyโve seen their own news sources report facts meant to favor one side 59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a โgreat dealโ of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
short readOct 30, 2020 From voter registration to mail-in ballots, how do countries around the world run their elections? Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, hereโs a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.
short readOct 29, 2020 Both Republicans and Democrats cite masks as a negative effect of COVID-19, but for very different reasons When asked to describe how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected them negatively, Democrats and Republicans are divided on the subject of masks.
short readOct 29, 2020 What we can trust 2020 election polls to tell us Polls can’t predict the future. But they are the best tool to reveal the publicโs priorities and values, and why people vote the way they do.
short readOct 28, 2020 Public opinion about coronavirus is more politically divided in U.S. than in other advanced economies Across 13 countries, peopleโs assessments of how well their country had handled the coronavirus outbreak were closely tied to partisanship.
short readOct 26, 2020 Latino votersโ interest in presidential race is mixed, and about half are โextremely motivatedโ to vote Latino voters are less likely than all U.S. voters to say they are extremely motivated to vote in the upcoming presidential election.