blog post California’s Partisan Divide on Higher Education By Jacob Jackson, Lunna Lopes Aug 25, 2017 Democrats and Republicans are divided on the issue of higher education.
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.
At Issue, Report California’s Post-Partisan Future By Mark Baldassare Jan 16, 2008 PPIC's At Issue series focuses on issues important for California now and in the future. In this issue, PPIC president and CEO Mark Baldassare offers a straightforward, nonpartisan assessment of California’s partisan divide—detailing the demographic and ideological differences between Democratic and Republican voters. He also takes a closer look at the growing numbers of “decline to state” or independent voters and assesses their increased importance in California elections. Finally, he considers the consequences of the state’s partisan divide and offers suggestions for engaging more independent voters in the future.
blog post Climate Change and Partisanship By Dean Bonner Aug 10, 2016 A strong majority of Californians continue to favor goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that were set ten years ago . But now there is a wide partisan divide.
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 Five Takeaways on the 2021 Governor’s Recall By Mark Baldassare Mar 30, 2021 The PPIC Statewide Survey shows a deep partisan divide on removing Governor Newsom and highlights key factors likely to shape public support for a recall.
blog post The Politics of Global Warming By Dean Bonner Aug 7, 2014 Overall support remains strong for California’s landmark law combatting global warming. But the partisan makeup of the supporters has changed significantly. What happened?
blog post Commentary: The Importance of Californians’ Views on Immigration Policies By Mark Baldassare Jun 27, 2023 With its large immigrant population, California is highly impacted by global migration trends as well as by immigration policy and politics at the national level. While large majorities of Californians hold a positive view of immigrants and support immigration policy changes, a deep partisan divide remains.
