blog post Californians and the Presidential Debate By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler Sep 28, 2020 California residents express a high level of interest in tomorrow’s presidential debate. What does this say about the state’s political landscape as the 2020 election approaches?
blog post A Preview of the California Governor’s Election By Mark Baldassare Jun 6, 2018 California’s next governor will be either Gavin Newsom or John Cox—what draws voters to these candidates?
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Economic Well-Being By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Lauren Mora, Deja Thomas Nov 8, 2023 Key findings include: A record-high 71 percent of Californians believe that children growing up in the state today will be worse off financially than their parents. Three in ten workers fear losing their jobs to new technology like artificial intelligence. A majority say that California will have bad economic times in the next 12 months; about half approve of how Governor Newsom is handling jobs and the economy.
Report Test-driving California’s Election Reforms By Eric McGhee, Daniel Krimm Sep 13, 2012 In the June 2012 primary, California tested two important electoral changes: new legislative and congressional districts drawn by an independent citizens commission and a "top two" primary system. The results suggest the reforms produced some changes—in particular, more open seats and more competition. However, there was also a great deal of continuity with recent elections: most candidates endorsed by a major party and all incumbents are advancing to the fall election and partisan outcomes were broadly in line with what might have been expected under the old primary system. Over time, the reforms may produce more radical change, but the first step on the road of reform has been a small one.
blog post Approval Ratings in a Hyper-Partisan Era By Mark Baldassare Oct 23, 2019 Governor Newsom and President Trump both have had steady job approval ratings among Californians this year, but views are deeply divided along partisan lines.
blog post Partisan Loyalty Trumps Gender Solidarity in California By Alyssa Dykman Oct 10, 2018 With recent national events and a record number of women running for US Congress and statewide offices, will women play a pivotal role in the 2018 election?
Fact Sheet Race and Voting in California By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Rachel Lawler Sep 2, 2020 Latinos, Asian Americans, and African Americans are less likely to vote than whites.
blog post Worlds Apart: California’s Partisan Divide and the 2016 Election By Mark Baldassare Jun 14, 2016 Californians’ preferences in the presidential primary provide just one example of a deep partisan fissure that has emerged in the 2016 PPIC Statewide Surveys.
blog post California Is Different By Mark Baldassare Nov 16, 2016 The voters have spoken and the awkward result is a conflicting policy agenda for the state government and federal government.
