blog post Primary Takeaways and a Preview of the Fall Election By Mark Baldassare Jul 15, 2022 The final results from California’s June primary provide insights into the state of our state’s democracy and shed light on the political context for the November general election.
blog post Californians’ Priorities for the Next Governor By Mark Baldassare Nov 19, 2018 The 2018 election was a sweeping success for Democrats in California. What will Californians' priorities be for Governor-elect Newsom?
blog post Video: Californians and the Environment By Mary Severance Jul 30, 2018 Nearly all California likely voters say the candidates’ positions on the environment are important in determining their vote in the governor’s race, according to the July 2018 PPIC Statewide Survey.
blog post Video: Californians and Education By Susan Gluss Apr 16, 2018 A strong majority of adults and public school parents in California are concerned about school shootings, but they're deeply divided along partisan lines about arming teachers and school officials.
blog post The Turnout Turnaround By Eric McGhee Dec 16, 2016 Voter turnout in presidential elections has been climbing in all states since about 2000. This is the first time that the upward trend has been stronger in California than elsewhere.
blog post Are Some Counties Bucking the Low-Turnout Trend? By Eric McGhee Dec 15, 2014 Voter turnout was not so low everywhere. In fully 35 of California’s 58 counties, it was above the previous statewide low.
press release Timing Is Everything: Off-Cycle Elections Discourage Voter Turnout In Local Contests Mar 29, 2002
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare Sep 1, 2002 This is the eleventh survey in a series of large-scale public opinion polls that will be conducted by PPIC during the 2002 California election cycle. The purpose of the surveys is to develop an objective, in-depth profile of the social, economic, and political forces affecting public policy preferences and elections in California. Some findings of the current survey: In the gubernatorial race, Gray Davis currently leads Bill Simon by 8 points (40% to 32%) among likely voters. Among voters who recall seeing TV ads by the candidates for governor, 69% say the ads are not helpful to them in deciding which candidate to support. Most voters (64%) say they are dissatisfied with the amount of attention the candidates are spending on the issues voters care about. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of all adults in California think that the current cases of wrongdoing among chief executives of major businesses represent a widespread problem rather than a problem of a few corrupt individuals.
