• AP Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Democrats dynamic

    AP Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Democrats dynamic

    Dec 12, 2018 03:59 PM EST

    ... immigration rhetoric was responsible for his 2016 campaign victory, and he brandished it again for the 2018 midterms to more mixed success. According to AP VoteCast, more voters this year opposed the border wall than supported it. "If we close the country, I will take it because we're closing ...

  • Mississippi senator banks on boost from Trump rallies

    Mississippi senator banks on boost from Trump rallies

    Nov 26, 2018 02:14 PM EST

    ... way race on Election Day, and Espy won support from about 80 percent of them, compared to about 20 percent of white voters, according to VoteCast, a wide-ranging survey of the electorate conducted by The Associated Press. If Espy's campaign can boost African-American turnout to 40 percent ...

  • Democrat Andy Kim beats GOP incumbent in New Jersey

    Democrat Andy Kim beats GOP incumbent in New Jersey

    Nov 14, 2018 10:05 PM EST

    ... was inspired to run because of the health care issue. He largely stayed away from invoking the president, despite his unpopularity in New Jersey. AP VoteCast found that most said that Trump was a factor in their vote, while a majority also said the country is headed in the wrong ...

  • Despite House loss, Trump still sees midterms success

    Despite House loss, Trump still sees midterms success

    Nov 07, 2018 11:48 AM EST

    ... House, his shadow looming large over the results. Nearly 40 percent of voters cast their ballots to express opposition to the president, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate, while about 25 percent said they voted to express support for Trump. Anticipating the possibility of keeping the ...

  • Dems take back House, but GOP retains Senate, setting up divided Congress

    Dems take back House, but GOP retains Senate, setting up divided Congress

    Nov 07, 2018 05:51 AM EST

    Health care and immigration were high on voters' minds as they cast ballots, according to a survey of the American electorate by The Associated Press. AP VoteCast also showed a majority of voters considered Trump a factor in their votes. In the Miami area, former Clinton administration Cabinet member Donna ...

  • WATCH: PBS NewsHour 2018 Midterm Election coverage

    WATCH: PBS NewsHour 2018 Midterm Election coverage

    Nov 05, 2018 10:59 PM EST

    ... college graduates. Women voted considerably more in favor of their congressional Democratic candidate — with fewer than 4 in 10 voting for the Republican, according to VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 113,000 voters and about 20,000 nonvoters — conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University ...

  • How Australia can help the U.S. make democracy harder to hack

    How Australia can help the U.S. make democracy harder to hack

    Sep 30, 2018 07:01 PM EST

    ... date cyber threat information from the federal government. But further progress has stalled, including the Secure Elections Act, which would, among other things, ensure that every vote cast in the U.S. is on a verifiable paper ballot. What more should Americans be doing, and what can Australia teach us?

  • News Wrap: Russia expels diplomats in reprisal against U.S. and others

    News Wrap: Russia expels diplomats in reprisal against U.S. and others

    Mar 29, 2018 10:50 PM EST

    ... into the deaths. In Egypt, early estimates from this week's presidential election suggest incumbent Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will win 92 percent of the vote cast. But, as ballots were counted today, state media reported that voter turnout was only about 40 percent. That's despite government payments and ...

  • Most U.S. Muslims proud to be American, but don't see Trump as an ally, study says

    Most U.S. Muslims proud to be American, but don't see Trump as an ally, study says

    Jul 26, 2017 03:23 PM EST

    ... and democracy. A larger share of American Muslims told Pew they had registered to vote and actually voted. Forty-four percent of Muslims eligible to vote cast ballots in last year's presidential election, compared to 37 percent in 2007. Those numbers on Muslim voting are compared to 60 percent ...

  • In Iowa, Trump voters cheer changes, dismiss petty fights, shake heads at focus on crowd size

    In Iowa, Trump voters cheer changes, dismiss petty fights, shake heads at focus on crowd size

    Jan 27, 2017 02:56 PM EST

    ... his inauguration. He has repeated the false claim that he lost the popular vote — despite his Electoral College win — because millions of immigrants ineligible to vote cast ballots. Trump wants an investigation. "I don't like that he wanted to choose crowd-size at his inauguration as a fight to ...