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Political Landscape

Analyzing elections, representation, and voter engagement

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Fact Sheet · September 2021

California Voter and Party Profiles

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Statewide Survey · September 2021

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

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Report · April 2021

Vote-by-Mail and Voter Turnout in the Pandemic Election

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Blog Posts

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September 13, 2021

Are COVID Policies Affecting Approval Ratings?

Rachel Lawler

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September 10, 2021

Video: California’s 2021 Recall Election

Vicki Hsieh

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September 9, 2021

Amid Recall, Less than Half View Either Party Favorably

Dean Bonner

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September 1, 2021

Key Opinion Shifts in California’s Recall Election

Mark Baldassare

Events

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California’s 2021 Recall Election

September 2, 2021

A Conversation with Secretary of State Shirley Weber

April 8, 2021

Fact Sheets

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September 2021

California Voter and Party Profiles

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

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September 2021

California’s Likely Voters

Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

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May 2021

Health Care Reform in California

Shannon McConville

Featured Blog Post · July 27, 2021

California’s Politically Invisible

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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 global warming.
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In 2021, California lost population for the first time in state history.
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69% 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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6 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

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Dean Bonner

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Rachel Lawler

Survey Analyst

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Eric McGhee

Senior Fellow

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Jennifer Paluch

Research Associate

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Deja Thomas

Survey Analyst

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