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 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 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.
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.
press release Newsom on Top—Cox and Villaraigosa Vie for Second, Feinstein Holds Wide Lead over de León May 23, 2018
blog post The Debate Over Extending Proposition 30 By Mark Baldassare Feb 3, 2015 A slim majority of support for extending Proposition 30 suggests that a tax extension is in the realm of the possible but far from a sure thing.
