Exploring the beliefs and behaviors of American voters

The Democracy Fund Voter Study Group brings together analysts and scholars from across the political spectrum to examine and glean insights from the evolving views of the electorate.

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The Latest

The analysis comprised in our publications, discussed by our participants, and covered by the media is part of a broader effort to track the values, opinions, and attitudes of voters from 2011, through the 2016 election, and into the beginning of the Trump administration.

Report

Muslims in America

John Sides and Dalia Mogahed analyze the wide gap between what most Americans say about Muslims living in the United States and how Muslim Americans see themselves.

Report

Testing the Limits

Building off "Follow the Leader," this brief by Lee Drutman, Larry Diamond, and Joe Goldman examines how the public thinks about the relationship between presidential authority and three specific checks on his power: the Congress, the courts, and the press.

Report

Follow the Leader

Lee Drutman, Larry Diamond, and Joe Goldman's report seeks to understand the degree to which Americans are open to departures from democracy, and the motivations behind endorsing authoritarian alternatives.

Data

Now Available: Full Dataset of 2017 VOTER Survey

The Voter Study Group releases new opinion data on the evolving views of American Voters one year into the Trump Administration.

Event

Henry Olsen Joins Other Experts at American Democracy Conference

The 19th annual American Democracy Conference at The University of Virginia Center for Politics featured VSG participant Henry Olsen in its panel discussion, “Heading into the Mid-Term Congressional Elections: Divided States of America."

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Video

Emily Ekins and Rob Griffin Live from the Cato Institute

Watch Voter Study Group participants/authors Emily Ekins and Rob Griffin discuss the 2016 election and their reports at an event hosted by the Cato Institute.

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