• Parkland anniversary highlights how Democrats have shifted on guns

    Parkland anniversary highlights how Democrats have shifted on guns

    Feb 12, 2019 11:25 PM EDT

    ... Denver in 2012. Even in Republican-dominated Texas, backing gun control didn't stop Democrats from flipping a suburban Houston seat to their column. AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of the American electorate, found 8 percent of midterm voters across the country called gun policy the top issue facing the ...

  • Departure of Trump's GOP critics in Senate leaves a void

    Departure of Trump's GOP critics in Senate leaves a void

    Jan 02, 2019 02:48 PM EDT

    ... and not be shy about disagreeing on others. Romney appears to have more room with GOP voters in Utah to take on the president. Most voters in Utah — 64 percent — would like to see the senator confront the president, according to data from AP VoteCast, a survey of midterm voters.

  • Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP

    Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP

    Dec 29, 2018 08:15 PM EDT

    Not the female veterans, though. Their margin of support for Democrats was comparable to that of women overall, according to VoteCast data. AP VoteCast is a nationwide survey of more than 115,000 midterm voters — including more than 4,000 current and former service members — conducted for The Associated Press ...

  • 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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?