short readsOct 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 public’s priorities and values, and why people vote the way they do.
short readsOct 21, 2020 Only 24% of Trump supporters view the coronavirus outbreak as a ‘very important’ voting issue Supporters of Donald Trump and Joe Biden differ widely on the issues that are “very important” to their vote.
short readsOct 7, 2020 Voters anxiously approach an unusual election – and its potentially uncertain aftermath Many Americans are heading into the 2020 election with a sense of uncertainty that goes beyond their traditional concerns over who will win.
short readsOct 13, 2020 Mail-in voting became much more common in 2020 primaries as COVID-19 spread Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
short readsOct 26, 2020 What the 2020 electorate looks like by party, race and ethnicity, age, education and religion What does the 2020 electorate look like politically, demographically and religiously as the race enters its final days?
short readsAug 26, 2020 Biden supporters in states where it is hardest to vote by mail are most concerned about voting this fall About six-in-ten registered voters in the five U.S. states where elections are conducted entirely by mail expect voting to be easy.
reportAug 13, 2020 Election 2020: Voters Are Highly Engaged, but Nearly Half Expect To Have Difficulties Voting With less than three months until Election Day, Joe Biden has an advantage over Donald Trump among registered voters. But support for Trump is much stronger.
reportOct 21, 2020 Large Shares of Voters Plan To Vote a Straight Party Ticket for President, Senate and House Just 4% of registered voters support Trump or Biden and a Senate candidate from the opposing party.
short readsNov 10, 2020 Most mail and provisional ballots got counted in past U.S. elections – 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) weren’t counted.
short readsSep 8, 2020 Americans’ expectations about voting in 2020 presidential election are colored by partisan differences Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.