• NRA convention draws top GOP 2024 hopefuls in the wake of continued mass shootings

    NRA convention draws top GOP 2024 hopefuls in the wake of continued mass shootings

    Apr 14, 2023 09:40 PM EDT

    ... voters in last fall’s midterm elections said they want to see stricter nationwide gun laws, compared with just 28% of Republicans, according to AP VoteCast, a wide-ranging survey of the electorate. About half of Republicans said gun laws should be left as they are. The NRA is gearing ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid backlash over Willow project

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid backlash over Willow project

    Mar 16, 2023 05:44 PM EDT

    A majority of Democratic voters in the 2022 election across age groups said they were “very” concerned about the effects of climate change on their communities, according to AP VoteCast, a sweeping survey of the midterm electorate. In an Associated Press-NORC poll from February, most Democrats said they approved ...

  • WATCH: White House hold briefing as legal fight over student debt transforms into a broader political battle

    WATCH: White House hold briefing as legal fight over student debt transforms into a broader political battle

    Mar 02, 2023 10:37 PM EDT

    In 2022, VoteCast found that college graduates voting in the midterm elections were slightly more likely than those without a degree to approve of Biden’s job handling student debt, 50 percent vs. 44 percent. VoteCast also shows that the youngest midterm voters were especially likely to approve of Biden ...

  • WATCH: White House speaks as legal fight over student debt continues

    WATCH: White House speaks as legal fight over student debt continues

    Mar 01, 2023 04:51 PM EDT

    VoteCast also shows that the youngest midterm voters were especially likely to approve of Biden’s job handling student debt. Sixty percent of voters under 30 approved, compared with 39 percent of voters ages 65 and older. Biden issued his debt-forgiveness executive order only after months of pressure from ...

  • As Republicans move on immigration agenda, Latino Republicans push back

    As Republicans move on immigration agenda, Latino Republicans push back

    Feb 28, 2023 04:47 PM EDT

    ... from roughly a third of Latino voters, many of whom share the party's conservative attitudes on immigration and other issues. In November's elections, 39 percent of Latinos voted for Republicans, according to AP VoteCast. That was an uptick from 32 percent supporting Republicans in 2018's midterm elections.

  • Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing 2024 presidential race

    Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing 2024 presidential race

    Feb 12, 2023 08:20 PM EDT

    ... on the issue. Half of voters in 2022 said their local K-8 schools were teaching too much about gender identity issues, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Only about one-quarter said schools teach too little on the subject.About 4 in 10 voters said ...

  • House Republicans use new majority to approve anti-abortion measures

    House Republicans use new majority to approve anti-abortion measures

    Jan 11, 2023 11:27 PM EDT

    ... should be “illegal in all cases," and a majority, 56%, say their state should generally allow abortion six weeks into a pregnancy. According to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the midterm electorate, 61% of all voters said they were in favor of a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion ...

  • Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect modern America, Pew finds

    Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect modern America, Pew finds

    Jan 05, 2023 11:01 PM EDT

    ... candidates in the 2022 midterms. They voted for Democrats over Republicans by more than a 2 to 1 margin in House races, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 94,000 voters nationwide. And in some bellwether races, the unaffiliated went as high as 4 to 1 ...

  • Jan. 6 panel shutting down after concluding 18-month investigation

    Jan. 6 panel shutting down after concluding 18-month investigation

    Jan 03, 2023 01:24 AM EDT

    ... democracy. In the November midterm elections, 44 percent of voters said the future of democracy was their primary consideration at the polls, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Lofgren said she believes the committee made clear that Trump was responsible for the insurrection and “it was ...

  • GOP midterm messaging fell short with independent voters

    GOP midterm messaging fell short with independent voters

    Dec 26, 2022 07:08 PM EDT

    ... About 7 in 10 independent voters who don't side with either party think abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to VoteCast, which also found many voters across party lines were hesitant to support candidates who were considered extreme. Pamela Olson, an independent from rural Farmington ...