Cooperative Congressional Election Study Archives

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.

Nadia E. Brown, Christopher J. Clark, Anna M. Mahoney, Periloux Peay, and Michael G. Strawbridge - November 1, 2024

The data suggest it’s time to look beyond the old idea that Black Americans are a monolithic voting bloc.

Brian Schaffner and Caroline Soler - October 17, 2024

Our research on this group of potential voters yields some big clues.

Brian Schaffner and Caroline Soler - October 2, 2024

Adjusting election polls by education and past vote has become more common.

Krzysztof Pelc - October 1, 2024

A new study shows how the growing political divide hurts prosocial behavior.

Brian Schaffner and Caroline Soler - September 13, 2024

Unlike 2016, voters now see the former president as decidedly conservative.

Brian Schaffner and Danny Hayes - August 28, 2024

Gender attitudes have become baked into partisanship.

Brian Schaffner and Caroline Soler - August 15, 2024

The data from recent elections tell a more complicated story.

John Sides and Michael Tesler - April 3, 2024

The pro-GOP shift among people of color is making racial attitudes more important to politics, not less.

Elizabeth N. Saunders - September 21, 2023

It may not matter much to voters, but foreign policy is definitely on the ballot.