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PPIC Statewide Survey

The PPIC Statewide Survey provides a voice for the public and likely voters—informing policymakers, encouraging discussion and raising awareness on critical issues.

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Crosstabs from the Latest Survey (PDF)

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Time Trends from the Latest Survey (PDF)

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Statewide Survey · May 2026

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Statewide Survey · April 2026

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education

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Policy Brief · December 2025

Policy Brief: California’s Immigration Landscape and Current Public Opinion

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Blog Posts

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June 18, 2026

How Californians Want to Fix the State Budget

Dean Bonner

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June 11, 2026

How Election Reform Played Out in California’s June Primary

Eric McGhee, Mark Baldassare

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Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

May 28, 2026

Fact Sheets

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August 2025

California Voter and Party Profiles

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, Deja Thomas

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August 2025

California’s Likely Voters

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, Deja Thomas

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Featured Blog Post · April 21, 2026

What California’s Next Governor Needs to Know about Californians’ Mood

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Fact Cards

About three in ten Californians find paying for an emergency $1,000 expense very hard or nearly impossible.
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40% Share of Californians who say racism is a big problem in the US today.
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Nearly 60% of Californians think achieving the American Dream is harder in California than elsewhere.
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59% Share of Californians who oppose providing health care to undocumented immigrants.
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About 6 in 10 Californians support the state making its own policies to address climate change.
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59% Most Californians are unwilling to pay more for electricity from renewable energy sources.
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65% Most Californians say housing affordability is a problem in their part of the state.
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Seven in ten Californians feel like their income is not keeping up with inflation.
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71% Californians are not satisfied with the way democracy is working in the United States.
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7 in 10 Californians think that when today’s children grow up, they will be worse off financially than their parents.
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