Early voting points to an edge for Virginia Democrats trying to enact a US House map that could flip four seats | CNN Politics Early voting data from Virginia suggests Democrats have an advantage in their push to enact a gerrymander that could net them as many as four US House seats in this fall’s midterms.

Early voting data in VA suggests more Democrats are voting than Republicans, largely on pace with 2025, though the geographic distribution so far tilts away from Northern Virginia. www.cnn.com/2026/04/14/p...

As a pollster with a little one who is JUST getting into Calvin and Hobbes, this easily made my day. Saving these for take your child to work day...

I wrote about Old Space Polls and they let me keep in the phrase "Unlike the space programs they’re asking about, survey questions don’t exist in a vacuum."

www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/s...

Not just the base: Democrats in recent elections are flipping independent and Republican votes | CNN Politics Two special election victories in Florida provided more evidence that the Democratic success in elections since Donald Trump’s return to the White House rests not just on a motivated base but also on ...

And my colleagues Ed Wu and Molly English take a look at the data that show Democrats are converting independents and Republicans to their side, suggesting the overperformance in this year's specials isn't just due to a motivated base. www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/p...

CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low | CNN Politics President Donald Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to a new career low of 31%, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, reflecting growing pessimism among Americans ove...

Busy day in CNN polling... our latest check-in on Trump is out, with the president hitting a new low on economic approval. He's mostly steady on other issues, but the economy remains the nation's top priority, and few see Trump (or Democrats) as attuned to it. www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/p...

CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely | CNN Politics Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conduct...

New CNN polling finds 6 in 10 disapprove of US military action against Iran, and a majority thinks long-term conflict is likely. www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/p...

Happy 2026! My nerd-tastic resolution is to spend some time celebrating the 250th with these old friends I haven’t seen since college…

Fun with maps! This one is my favorite... www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...

It's the day after Halloween AND the middle of election prep and I... ate a vegetable. Please clap.

Report: 83% Of Americans Just Want To Put On Sunglasses And Say ‘Let’s Do This’

Report: 83% Of Americans Just Want To Put On Sunglasses And Say ‘Let’s Do This’ theonion.com/report-83-of-americans-j...

This. It's not hard to do.

How CNN conducted its deep dive into independent US adults | CNN Politics The CNN poll conducted by SSRS was designed to offer a deep-dive look at the different types of independents that make up this critical group in American politics.

For the real nerds, methodology! www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

More than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it | CNN Politics In politics today, negativity is a much easier sell than enthusiasm. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it. Th...

And here, from @aedwardslevy.bsky.social on how Americans view the political moment (spoiler alert... it's not good). www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

Disengaged voters are the key to winning future elections in the US | CNN Politics A consensus opinion has emerged about President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election: Disengaged voters were critical.

More here, on how different types of independents engage with politics. www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

What does an independent mean in politics? New CNN poll results identify five distinct types of independents.

Check out our new CNN poll deep dive into who political independents are, how they engage with politics and what they think about the current political moment. The classic swing voter appears to be a thing of the past. www.cnn.com/interactive/...

Love this game... and we've got some overlap! I still need 12: AK, WA, OR, ND, KS (I did focus groups in the KC burbs way back but I believe we stayed on the Missouri side, so doesn't feel like it counts), OK, MN, AR, MI, IN (though I've driven through it...), MS, AL. Girls' trip to Fargo? 🤣

How the real nerds celebrate the 4th. Happy birthday, America!!!

Got my David Byrne tickets AND the announcement of a new Spaceballs in two days? 1980s me is psyyyyyyyyyched...

Last song of my election day morning run… omen for how my NJ primary night is going to go?

Very excited for this plenary!

Live updates: Trump marks 100 days in office of second presidential term | CNN Politics Follow here for the latest live news updates on President Donald Trump’s administration as he marks 100 days of his second term.

And a bit more on *just* how bad people -- including many Democrats -- are feeling toward Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer here. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

CNN Poll: Frustrated Americans want more checks on Trump, have dim views of Democratic opposition | CNN Politics The American public is frustrated, disappointed and increasingly angry at the state of politics 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SS...

At the 100 day mark of Trump's presidency, the political mood is bleak, and there is little positivity toward anyone in Washington. www.cnn.com/2025/04/29/p...

CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN Politics Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...

As the 100-day mark of Trump's presidency approaches, new CNN polling finds Trump's approval rating at 41%, with approval of and confidence in his handling of the economy sinking. www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...

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Americans decreasingly call religion important to their lives and are divided over its role in society | CNN A major new study on religious views in the United States finds – as Americans’ connection to organized religion continues to fade – there are deep divides over the appropriate role for religion in Am...

My write on the new @pewresearch.org deep dive on the American religious landscape. Religious affiliation figures holding steady in the short term, but many signs here of potential continued decline for organized religion in the future. www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/u...

Is there any evidence that Net Promoter Scores are still effective? Are there people out there who answer this thing a) at all or b) honestly, except when they're mad? I feel like I get one of these emails from some company or other every few days, and if I'M not even willing to respond, who is?

CNN Poll: Americans worried by Trump’s push to expand power | CNN Politics At the one-month mark of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his approval rating in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS tilts negative but still lands above the level he reached at any point in his ...

CNN poll one month in finds Trump’s approval at 47%, with 55% saying he hasn’t paid enough attention to important problems and 52% that he’s gone too far in using presidential power. www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...

Working on a CD organization project this morning, which is an excellent excuse for this to be the background music. (As if I needed an excuse for Dyslexic Heart…)

AAPOR 80th Annual Conference Call for Abstracts - AAPOR

#Polling and #aapor friends, don't forget to submit your AAPOR conference abstracts soon! The deadline for election related papers has been extended to Dec. 1. Details here: aapor.org/aapor-80th-a...

About to go live from the Lyberg conference in Stockholm. Hope you can join us! demoskop.se/en/the-lyber...