blog post The End of the Post-Partisan Era? By Mark Baldassare Oct 11, 2016 New voter registration figures show that a partisan shift under way for several years has accelerated during the 2016 presidential election.
blog post Who Voted in the 2022 Election and What Does It Mean for 2024? By Eric McGhee May 24, 2023 While California turnout in last fall’s election was lower across the board compared to 2020—a presidential election year—the decline in voting was especially large among Asian Americans, Latinos, and women.
blog post The Top Two and Turnout in California’s Primary By Mark Baldassare May 30, 2018 California's top-two primary system could mean a one-party gubernatorial race in November, with serious implications for Republican turnout.
Fact Sheet California’s New Electoral Reforms: The Fall Election By Eric McGhee, Daniel Krimm Nov 8, 2012
blog post Will California’s Red Districts Turn Blue in November? By Eric McGhee Jun 7, 2018 The primary results offer some insight into how Californians will vote in the general election, but whether Democrats can turn Republican-held districts blue remains to be seen.
Fact Sheet California’s Likely Voters By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Aug 28, 2023 Likely voters lean Democratic and are ideologically mixed. They also tend to be whiter, older, more educated, and more affluent than adults overall.
blog post Ideology and California’s Independent Voters By David Kordus Jan 13, 2016 Independent voters do not speak with one voice, and they are not, as a rule, more moderate than partisans, data from the PPIC Statewide Survey shows
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas May 25, 2022 Key finding include: Rising prices, the economy, and housing are the top issues for Californians. Most approve of the $18 billion package that Governor Newsom has proposed to address inflation. Majorities think the nation is headed in the wrong direction and anticipate bad economic times in the next year. For the November midterm elections, most likely voters favor the Democratic candidate in their House district and prefer a candidate who wants Roe v. Wade kept in place.
press release A Majority of California Likely Voters Would Vote for the Democratic Candidate in Their House District May 25, 2022
blog post Who Are California’s Independent Voters? By Dean Bonner Sep 5, 2014 The share of voters registering as independent has more than doubled since 1994, from 10 percent to 21 percent. What do we know about independent voters in California?
