blog post The PPIC Statewide Survey: Reflections at the 20th Anniversary By Mark Baldassare, Abby Cook Apr 13, 2018 Attitudes of Californians have evolved on key issues over the years. PPIC’s polling has also changed, but its high standards and commitment to delivering accurate, independent, nonpartisan information has not.
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?
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, Jui Shrestha May 26, 2013 Some findings of the current survey: A majority of Californians support the governor’s revised budget proposal, and there is overwhelming support for his plan to give extra funding to school districts with more disadvantaged students. Most Californians favor allowing immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to stay; half say these immigrants should be allowed to apply for citizenship. Californians’ support for same-sex marriage has reached a new high (56%). Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [PDF] Governor Brown [PDF] California State Legislature [PDF] U.S. Congress [PDF] Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [PDF] Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [PDF] Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings: President Obama [XLS] Governor Brown [XLS] California State Legislature [XLS] U.S. Congress [XLS] Their Own State Legislators in the Assembly and Senate [XLS] Their Own Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives [XLS] Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California [PDF] Economic Outlook for California [PDF] Time Trends for the Mood of Californians: General Direction of Things in California [XLS] Economic Outlook for California [XLS] This survey was supported with funding from The James Irvine Foundation.
