Voter Behavior
Undecided Voters
Discussion of how differently-worded questions in recent polls have led to different results regarding how many undecided voters there are in the 2022 election cycle.
Primary Polling in 2022
What are the limitations of primary election polling? We review political polls in the U.S. since 2000 to learn what polls can, and can't, tell us.
Party Identification Shifted to Republicans in 2021
We review past political polls to set the context for the 2022 midterm elections. Can Democrats make up the ground they've lost to Republicans?
Population and Voter Registration Changes in Pennsylvania Since 2000
Using recently released U.S. Census data, we examine how changes in Pennsylvania's rural and urban populations relate to changes in voting habits.
Have Pennsylvania's Recent Voting Reforms Produced Less Down-Ballot Voting?
Did the 2019 voting reforms--specifically elimination of straight-party ticket voting--reduce the number of people who voted in down-ballot races in the 2020 election?
Are Pennsylvania Voters Fleeing from the Republican Party?
Has the Republican Party in Pennsylvania lost voters since the 2020 election? We look at changes in voter registration over the past two decades.