The GOP is Poised to Make Gains With Young Voters
July 15, 2024
Of the many ways that Donald Trump has scrambled the country’s political demography, none is more surprising than the way he changed the GOP’s relationship with young voters. Not all polling agrees, but many reputable polling outfits have found Trump neck-and-neck with Biden among young voters. But it’s not simply that Trump has suddenly become more appealing Continue Reading →
The Surprising Issue That Could Help Biden With Young Voters
June 20, 2024
Young voters are less supportive of Biden than they were in 2020. Embracing immigration may be the key to reclaiming the youth vote. Continue Reading →
An Unsettled Electorate: How Uncertainty and Apathy Are Shaping the 2024 Election
May 28, 2024
A survey of more than 6,500 US adults focused on the 2024 presidential election reveals a pessimistic and unsettled American electorate fractured by education, ideology, class, and gender. Continue Reading →
America’s Crisis of Confidence: Rising Mistrust, Conspiracies, and Vaccine Hesitancy After COVID-19
September 28, 2023
America is experiencing a crosscutting crisis of expertise and scientific distrust accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic that poses significant challenges to democratic debate and public decision-making Continue Reading →
Trump is Not as Strong as He Looks
September 10, 2023
Despite an early polling lead, Donald Trump’s position in the 2024 GOP primary is more tenuous than it appears. Continue Reading →
Boys Aren’t Growing More Conservative. They’re Just Not That Into Politics.
August 17, 2023
In fact, many young people remain politically noncommittal as they figure out where they fit in. Continue Reading →
Nonreligious Americans are the New Abortion Voters
June 29, 2023
After Dobbs, abortion might prove a bigger motivating factor for nonreligious voters than religious, pro-life Americans Continue Reading →
The 2024 Presidential Election: Evolving Political Coalitions and Familiar Partisan Divisions
June 29, 2023
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the AEI Survey Center on American Life conducted a national survey of Americans that explored a wide range of political attitudes, current voting preferences, and perceptions of the political parties. Continue Reading →
Some Evangelical Voters Aren’t Sold On Trump. Will That Help DeSantis?
May 18, 2023
White Evangelical Protestants comprise Trump’s base, but cracks are forming along educational and generational lines. What does this mean for 2024? Continue Reading →
Does Politics Make People More Likely to Identify as LGBTQ?
April 26, 2023
A novel survey experiment tests the relationship between LGBTQ identity and political ideology. Continue Reading →