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Donald Trump's new administration and the election's aftermath: November 9-12, 2024, Economist/YouGov Poll Kathy Frankovic & David Montgomery, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the election's aftermath, Donald Trump's policy proposals, his leading advisors, how his win has shifted perceptions, and the outlook for electing a woman as president.
What Trump supporters believe and expect Carroll Doherty, Jocelyn Kiley and Claudia Deane, Pew Research Center With Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election, he is poised to make sweeping policy changes at home and abroad. What do the voters in Trump’s coalition want? How do they view the country and its challenges? Here’s what we know from Pew Research Center’s preelection surveys over the past year.
Drop in Death Penalty Support Led by Younger Generations Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Younger generations of U.S. adults are far less likely than older generations to favor the death penalty for convicted murderers. As a result, overall support for the death penalty in the U.S. has fallen to 53% today, a level not seen since the early 1970s.
California: No clear leader in poll of potential candidates in 2026 race for governor Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll In its latest survey of California registered voters, the Berkeley IGS Poll asked voters for their initial preferences in the state’s 2026 gubernatorial election. When measuring preferences in this survey, voters were presented with a long list of 9 Democrats and 4 Republicans who have either already announced their intentions to run for governor or have been mentioned in press reports as potential candidates. In this setting, no single candidate emerges as the clear leader, with about half of the state’s voters (52%) not expressing a preference at this time.
California Gov. Kamala Harris? New poll finds she'd have a clear advantage Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] If Vice President Kamala Harris were to run for governor in California in 2026, she would have a major advantage over the crowded field of candidates vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, new polling shows. The latest poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, found that if Harris enters California's crowded 2026 gubernatorial race, nearly half of voters would be very or somewhat likely to support her. New Jersey: Voters OK with Magnet Schools to Reduce Segregation Fairleigh Dickinson University According to the latest results from the FDU Poll, Garden State voters say that they’d accept the building of regional magnet schools to create greater racial integration, but don’t think that New Jersey is segregated in the first place. The State of Democracy 2024: Between discontent, deep democratic disparities and calls for reform Chris Jackson, Ipsos In a climate of growing discontent with democracy, this survey offers an in-depth analysis of democratic perceptions in eight Western countries, highlighting significant disparities and a strong demand for systemic reform. AP VoteCast shows Trump boosted his level of support among Catholic voters David Crary & Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, Associated Press Among several blocs of religious voters, including his loyal evangelical base, Donald Trump fared roughly as well in his victory over Kamala Harris as he did in his loss to Joe Biden four years ago. One notable difference: He did better this year among Catholic voters, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 120,000 voters. America’s immigrant voters and the 2024 presidential election Gabriel R. Sanchez and Kwadwo Frimpong, Brookings Institution Even amidst rising xenophobic rhetoric and being scapegoated for many of the country’s challenges, certain segments of the migrant base, who have traditionally leaned Democratic, are showing signs of shifting to the right.
