FEATURED

So what really determined the 2024 U.S. presidential elections? 🎧

Erik Voeten, Danny Hayes, and John Sides - February 5, 2025
Danny Hayes and John Sides talk about what we have learned since last November.
FEATURED

The problems with that viral poll blaming Harris’ loss on Gaza

John Sides - January 27, 2025
Asking people the reasons for their vote doesn’t tell us much.
FEATURED

How Trump’s strategy echoes Jim Crow-era tactics 

Desh Girod - December 30, 2024
What W.E.B. Du Bois and “Wages of Whiteness” can teach us about the 2024 election.
FEATURED

Why the 2024 presidential election wasn’t about local politics

John Sides - December 12, 2024
Voters may not blame the president when bad things happen in their communities.
FEATURED

How sexism cost both Biden and Harris votes among Black men

Crystal Robertson and Michael Tesler - December 11, 2024
Sexism swung Black men to Trump even before Harris entered the race.
FEATURED

Pollsters weighted more in 2024 – and it helped

Brian Schaffner and Caroline Soler - November 26, 2024
Adjustments for education and past vote made national and state polls more accurate.
FEATURED

Democrats invested in traditional campaign tactics. Was it a mistake?

Danny Hayes, Joshua P. Darr, and Sean Whyard - November 19, 2024
New research finds the ground game is essential in presidential elections – 2024 was no exception.
FEATURED

How to think about the “racial realignment” in U.S. politics

John Sides - November 18, 2024
Shifts in party coalitions don’t portend a shift in party positions.
FEATURED

Democrats bet big on abortion in 2024. Voters had other priorities.

Caroline Soler and Brian Schaffner - November 14, 2024
This issue helped Democratic House candidates, but not Kamala Harris.
FEATURED

What does Trump’s second term mean for immigration?

Alexander Kustov - November 13, 2024
Expect even more restrictive policies – but Americans may again view immigration more positively.