The politics we have as Americans ultimately is up to us. We can choose for our democracy to be a dreary march to the drab center or running over groups of people with a metaphorical bus. Or we can choose an imagination battle that realigns the center so we can fight and build on favorable terrain.

zohran's election wasn't just a quirk of NYC — his policies are popular nationwide. voters want to see moral conviction and concrete plans to lower costs

I’m deeply honored to lead Data for Progress into our next chapter. The point of our research is not to determine what our values should be, but how to fight for our values most effectively. Excited to keep working with our amazing, dedicated team to sharpen our strategy.

NEW: The government shutdown and ceasefire in Gaza were the top stories breaking through to voters from Oct. 10-13. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/10...

“Voters across party lines oppose Israel blocking food & medical aid in Gaza, & want Trump to demand that Israel let aid into Gaza.” @rodonnell.bsky.social, interim executive director of @dataforprogress.org, writes about American voters growing critical of Israel. Read: zeteo.com/p/poll-ameri...

surprise! we too find the republican budget bill is *incredibly unpopular* — truly wild to watch so many house republicans willing to torch their own seats for trump’s ego, all while stripping their constituents of health coverage to fund tax cuts for billionaires

New DFP Insights from @rodonnell.bsky.social: "Mamdani’s campaign showcased how Democrats can reach disaffected voters by acknowledging our political and economic systems are broken and demonstrating that they will actually fight to help fix them." www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...

lots of good stuff in the new poll with zeteo — we also ran a conjoint test (iykyk) and the most favored profile for the 2028 dem nominee: a 47-year-old Black woman who’s governed a state and is an economic populist. if only this person existed

we also tested favorables for a wide range of democrats — obama has the highest fav at 92%. fetterman has the highest unfav at 36%

we tested a whole lot of names for the 2028 democratic primary with zeteo — considering vs not considering tells you way more than an early ballot test: cory booker currently leads at +68. stephen a smith finishes last at -18

i was surprised when we asked voters what news story stood out most during peak “signalgate” coverage — at best, it was tied with tariffs and losing to “nothing” this week, though, trump’s tariffs were overwhelmingly the top story

after the shutdown vote, we asked voters how democrats in washington handle political fights. the most common response? "weak"

voters often say they support mass deportations in theory—until they have to think about the actual people being deported. our research keeps proving it: cruelty only polls well in the abstract. make it real, and support crumbles

one funny thing about being part of an openly progressive polling outfit: plenty of center/right folks assume every poll we release skews left. but bad data isn’t just wrong—it’s useless. cooking numbers would hurt the movement, not help it

new @dataforprogress.org data confirms what you’ve always felt: democrats criticize their own party way more than republicans do

most voters have a sense of what oligarchy means — and it’s probably good bernie is helping teach the rest, since a plurality thinks we're becoming one

whenever you highlight real people affected by trump's immigration policies, voters consistently choose compassion over cruelty

NEW: When asked about the nuances of immigration policy, voters prefer more humane approaches. For example, a majority of voters think ICE should not be allowed to make arrests at sensitive locations like schools and churches. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/2/...

NEW: Forty-five percent of voters say that Elon Musk has made them less likely to buy a Tesla, while only 17% say that they are more likely to purchase one. www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/pol...

NEW: A majority of Democratic voters (65%), and an even larger majority of Independents who lean Democratic (80%), say the party is not doing enough and needs to fight harder against the Trump administration. www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/pol...

Americans against ethnic cleansing. @dataforprogress.org's @rodonnell.bsky.social in @zeteo.com today: zeteo.com/p/trump-gaza...

a plurality of independents say trump's admin is "chaotic" (45%) — with "effective" a distant second at 19%

the only thing worse for eric adams than being under indictment during the nyc democratic primary is getting bailed out by donald trump’s justice department

feels like we’re going to be using this chart a lot

NEW: Voters strongly support major health care reforms, from expanding Medicare and Medicaid to a public option and Medicare for All — and they remain supportive even after being told they’d pay more in taxes. www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/sup...

NEW: Our comprehensive post-election report examines the factors that led to Trump's win, using longitudinal data collected throughout 2024. Primarily, we find that voters were upset with the economy and the status quo.

the closest i get to his thinking here is that AP votecast shows a 31% *increase* in his 18-29 support (36% in 2020 → 47% in 2024). trump just doesn’t understand the difference between percent and percentage points—and on top of that forgot the actual number

i remember hearing barack obama talk about rejecting corporate PAC money during the 2007 primary — i didn't know much yet back then but it really drew me in

reminder of what voters actually mean here

this stuff is important to note — seeing it in our polling now too: despite massive polarization, some voters still give new leaders a honeymoon, hoping they’ll do well even if they didn’t vote for them. it usually ends with the first big move in office voters don’t like

feels like it’s gonna end up being my thing to keep reminding people that young men aren’t all suddenly ultra conservative now

progressive populist economic policy is incredibly popular across the board—even with trump voters new from @dataforprogress.org: www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/11...

our survey showing that democrats supporting israel’s actions in gaza lost them four points on the GCB is one i think about a lot split-ticket.org/2024/07/10/w...

and harris' support drops with less news consumption, whether you have a college degree or not

am i the only one who expected more of the hegseths and less of the rubios this term

if i’m reading this CAIR data correctly, they estimate ~2.5 million muslim voters in the U.S. — if you assume 65% turnout and 53% voted for jill stein, that would mean over 860k votes for her from muslims alone? she’s currently at 718k total

this is not dismissing very real economic concerns but still very excited to see how much these numbers perfectly flip in late january

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here. In the wake of the election, it's disheartening to see some Democrats throw the transgender community under the bus. The data shows that's the wrong approach — voters actually want the government to be less involved in regulating transgender people's lives.

looking at some unweighted dfp data by how much attention voters pay to political news -a great deal: harris +8 -a lot: harris +5 -a moderate amount: trump +1 -a little: trump +8 -none at all: trump +15

pointing at the sign

when you tell voters the democrat and republican agree with israel's current stance, the democrat *loses* four points in the GCB t.co/JJXJyVwUC1

worm ate the part that understands pluralities

we tested question order affecting horse race and found RFK jr at 9% in both directions www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/202...

Democrats in NJ are not interested in re-electing Senator Menendez www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2023/10...