• Jan. 6 panel nears release of its final report

    Jan. 6 panel nears release of its final report

    Dec 22, 2022 12:43 AM EDT

    ... summer. And 44% of voters in November’s midterm elections said the future of democracy was their primary consideration at the polls, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. “This committee is nearing the end of its work, but as a country we remain in strange and ...

  • 2022 Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results

    2022 Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results

    Dec 05, 2022 08:23 PM EDT

    ... looks different from the November general election. WATCH: Early voting in Georgia Senate runoff between Warnock and Walker breaks records The results of the AP VoteCast survey illustrate some of the challenges each candidate faces on Tuesday. Walker will need to turn out a GOP base that wasn’t enamored ...

  • Georgia’s runoff elections have segregationist roots

    Georgia’s runoff elections have segregationist roots

    Dec 03, 2022 02:40 PM EDT

    ... of the vote, while Walker received 48.5 percent – a tight contest where white and Black Georgians split on their preferred candidate. According to AP VoteCast data on the results of the November midterm election, 90 percent of African American or Black voters favored Warnock, while a majority of white ...

  • Abortion-rights groups prepare for more battles following 2022 victories

    Abortion-rights groups prepare for more battles following 2022 victories

    Dec 01, 2022 08:09 PM EDT

    VoteCast, a broad survey of the midterm electorate, found 7 in 10 voters said the high court's ruling on abortion rights was an important factor in their midterm decisions. VoteCast also showed the decision was broadly unpopular. About 6 in 10 say they are angry or dissatisfied by it ...

  • Biden, Democrats continue push for assault weapons ban

    Biden, Democrats continue push for assault weapons ban

    Nov 25, 2022 04:00 PM EDT

    ... of catching up with where the public has been.” Just over half of voters want to see nationwide gun policy made more strict, according to VoteCast, an extensive survey of more than 94,000 voters nationwide conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago. About 3 ...

  • Taylor Swift ticket issues may drive political engagement

    Taylor Swift ticket issues may drive political engagement

    Nov 22, 2022 04:50 PM EDT

    ... determine fans' votes, they still led to the increased likelihood fans would look for more information about voting — and actually vote. For the record: AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of the U.S. electorate, showed about a third of Tennessee voters in 2018 said they had a favorable opinion of ...

  • Republicans win control of the House with slim majority

    Republicans win control of the House with slim majority

    Nov 16, 2022 11:54 PM EDT

    ... didn’t achieve the electoral surge they’d been betting on and vowed, “I’m not going to change anything in any fundamental way.” AP VoteCast, a broad survey of the national electorate, showed that high inflation and concerns about the fragility of democracy had heavily influenced voters. Half of ...

  • WATCH: Trump, who denied 2020 election loss, announces new White House run

    WATCH: Trump, who denied 2020 election loss, announces new White House run

    Nov 16, 2022 02:49 AM EDT

    ... also a deeply polarizing figure. Fifty-four percent of voters in last week’s midterm elections viewed him very or somewhat unfavorably, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 94,000 voters nationwide. And an October AP-NORC poll found even Republicans have their reservations about him remaining ...

  • WATCH: Sen. Chuck Schumer's remarks after Democrats keep control of Senate

    WATCH: Sen. Chuck Schumer's remarks after Democrats keep control of Senate

    Nov 13, 2022 07:09 PM EDT

    ... hard-hit by inflation and other economic turmoil.Roughly three-fourths of Nevada voters said the country is headed in the wrong direction, and about half called the economy the most important issue facing the country, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of 2,100 of the state’s voters.

  • Catherine Cortez Masto wins Senate race in Nevada, giving Democrats majority

    Catherine Cortez Masto wins Senate race in Nevada, giving Democrats majority

    Nov 13, 2022 02:50 AM EDT

    ... country is headed in the wrong direction, and about 5 in 10 called the economy the most important issue facing the country, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of 2,100 of the state’s voters. Voters viewed the economy negatively, with VoteCast finding nearly 8 in 10 saying economic ...