Ideological Self-Identification Before Democratic Collapse: The Case of Chile Before 1973
"September 11 evokes tragic memories in the U.S. due to the terrorist attacks in 2001. Far south in the Americas in Chile, the date is associated with a…
The Long Hot Summer: Riots in 1967
The Summer of Love was not the only nickname given to those months in 1967 when the world seemed to be changing at a record pace. Over 150 riots…
A Creeping Doubt: Public Support for Vietnam in 1967
In Vietnam, no one called 1967 the Summer of Love. With half a million US troops on the ground and almost twice that number of allies, the year was…
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came: Changing Opinions on the Draft
Fifty years ago, in the spring of 1967, a group of students gathered at the Sheep Meadow in Central Park to burn their draft cards.More than 150 cards…
Going All the Way: Public Opinion and Premarital Sex
Fifty years ago during the Summer of Love, the emerging hippie subculture captured the attention of the nation. Young people outraged their elders with…
50 Years After the Summer of Love
Fifty years later, the summer of 1967—the Summer of Love, of hippies and be-ins, the Long Hot Summer of protests and riots—still stands in the popular…
Public Opinion and the Passage of the Medicare Bill blog
The early days of public opinion research captured Americans’ response to the first major efforts by the U.S. government to provide health care to…
Presidential Transition in the Polls
The weeks between election and inauguration usually represent a honeymoon period in which the president-elect's decisions are given good reviews by the…
Understanding the 2016 Election Polls
After Trump’s stunning upset on Election Day, pollsters have been making their best efforts to understand just why the 2016 election polls missed the mark…
Polling and Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 shocked the U.S. and sent the country into war. At the time, public opinion polling was in its infancy, and…
2016 Election Recap
Did you know the first iPoll question about the 2016 election appeared in 2013? It's been a long road. Now that election day is in the past, a look back…
Vote Fraud
Donald Trump has claimed that illegal voting - including voting by non-citizens or people voting under assumed identities - was responsible for Hillary…
Shutdown Showdown
Another budget negotiation, another government shutdown? Maybe. If an agreement cannot be reached that would provide aid to Flint, MI, Senate Democrats…
Curbed Enthusiasm: Voting in 2016
Much has been made of the supposed disenchantment of voters in the current election. In the most recent CBS News/NYT poll, only 36% of registered…
None of the Above: Polling and Third-Party Candidates
Another election, another chance for a third-party campaign to draw away voters from a major party candidate and effect the election outcome. Maybe.…
Candidates and Tax Returns
Donald Trump has refused to release his tax returns, a decision that Hillary Clinton has denounced with ads that imply these documents hide secrets that…
Mandating Better Work-Life Balance: FMLA and Public Opinion
This Labor Day, America's labor movement will point to many proud achievements: overtime pay, workplace safety regulations, and more than two decades of…
Conventional Wisdom: Delegates, Conventions and Nominations
The 2016 party conventions mark the end of a long and difficult primary season, one which has brought nomination process questions to the forefront of the…
Convention Resources
The 2016 party conventions mark the end of a long and difficult primary season, one which has brought nomination process questions to the forefront of the…
The Whole World Was Watching: Public Opinion in 1968
A sign saying "Welcome to Chicago" from the 1968 Democratic National Convention burns during protests in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune historical photo…