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Political Landscape

Analyzing elections, representation, and voter engagement

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Statewide Survey · February 2023

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Blog Post · October 17, 2022

The Politics of Leaving California

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Blog Post · November 10, 2022

Voters’ Wish List for the Next Election Cycle

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Blog Posts

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March 22, 2023

Despite State Action, Grim Views on Housing Persist

Dean Bonner

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March 21, 2023

Who’s Leaving California—and Who’s Moving In?

Hans Johnson, Eric McGhee

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March 17, 2023

Video: Women in California’s Legislature

Mary Severance

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March 14, 2023

Californians Fear Being a Victim of Crime, and Some Have Been Victims of Racial Profiling

Deja Thomas

Events

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Women in California’s Legislature

March 8, 2023

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

February 2, 2023

Fact Sheets

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March 2023

Income Inequality in California

Tess Thorman, Daniel Payares-Montoya, Joseph Herrera

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August 2022

California Voter and Party Profiles

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

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August 2022

California’s Likely Voters

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Featured Blog Post · March 10, 2023

Californians Are at Odds with the US Supreme Court

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Fact Cards

As of 2014, Latinos are California’s largest demographic.
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Democrats are the largest block of registered voters by party.
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2 in 3 Californians support the state making its own policies to address climate change.
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In 2020, California lost population for the first time in state history.
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71% Percentage of Californians who think the gap between rich and poor is growing in their part of the state.
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81% of registered California voters cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential election.
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About 3 in 10 Californians think that when today’s children grow up, they will be worse off financially than their parents.
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No race or ethnic group constitutes a majority of California’s population.
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Meet the Team

Mark Baldassare

Statewide Survey Director and Miller Chair in Public Policy

Email 415-291-4427
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Dean Bonner

Associate Survey Director and Research Fellow

Email 415-291-4497
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Rachel Lawler

Survey Analyst

Email 415-291-4492
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Eric McGhee

Senior Fellow

Email 415-291-4439
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Jennifer Paluch

Research Associate

Email 415-291-4416
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Deja Thomas

Survey Analyst

Email 415-291-4475
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