U.S. Elections & Voters

Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.

57% of Americans view voting as “a fundamental right for every adult U.S. citizen and should not be restricted in any way.”

Here, we discuss the findings of a comprehensive report about the polling errors of 2020 and their implications for polling.

Black and Hispanic Americans remain less likely than White adults to say they own a traditional computer or have high-speed internet at home.

Among churches that posted their sermons, homilies or worship services online between Aug. 31 and Nov. 8, 2020, two-thirds posted at least one message from the pulpit mentioning the election. But discussion varied considerably among the four major Christian groups included in this analysis.

A new analysis of 2020 validated voters examines change and continuity in the electorate, both of which contributed to Joe Biden’s victory. It looks at how new voters and voters who turned out in either 2016, 2018 or both voted in the 2020 presidential election, and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition of the 2020 electorate.

We identified 261 U.S. jurisdictions that have adopted some voting method other than the winner-take-all system most American voters know.

During the first 60 days of the new administration, roughly half of stories about the Biden administration mentioned Donald Trump in some way.

Around two-thirds of adults in Germany, France and the UK say it is important for their national government to make voting compulsory.

Among Republicans, support has declined for allowing early or absentee voting without an excuse and for automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote.