UC’s New Electorate Project Reveals Initial Impact of Voter’s Choice Act
April 12, 2019
The Voter’s Choice Act is transforming voting methods in California: the how, where and when of voting. Is it also changing who votes?
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How Race Shapes Who Wins and Who loses in U.S. Democracy
June 25, 2020
…in virtually all U.S. elections.” The book also reveals that on issue after issue, year after year, the federal government follows the policy preferences of white Americans more than African Americans. Hajnal leads the School of Global Policy and Strategy’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) program. The two-year, professional degree…
UCTV Video series with Sam Popkin
October 18, 2012
…original channel, to discuss Election 2012. After you’ve watched the videos, check out what Popkin has also been saying to The Atlantic in a series called “Ask Dr. Popkin.” Obama as Incumbent: Popkin assesses the president’s re-election campaign Romney as Challenger: Popkin evaluates the challenger’s campaign Popkin recalls helping President…
The Trump Baby Bump Among Republicans After the 2016 Election
April 27, 2022
Republican-leaning counties saw a sharp rise in birth rates compared to Democratic-leaning counties after Donald J. Trump’s surprise win in the 2016 presidential election, reveals a forthcoming study from the University of California San Diego.
Our Divided States
May 1, 2023
The Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at UC San Diego supports research-practice partnerships that spur public engagement and civic improvements. Co-directors and political scientists Zoltan Hajnal and Thad Kousser discuss the electoral process and the state of American democracy.
Nonpartisan Website Puts Information on Statewide Initiatives at Voters’ Fingertips
May 29, 2012
…partisan chatter? California’s primary election is nearly here. And, as usual, the political season has swept in with masses of mailers and contradictory commercials. The barrage, instead of informing voters about the statewide initiatives on the ballot, can easily leave them overwhelmed and confused. If you are not quite sure…
Poked to Vote
January 24, 2013
…logged into Facebook on Election Day 2012, you may have seen – along with political rants and raves from your friends (and pictures of cats) – a nonpartisan message from Facebook at the top of your newsfeed, urging you to vote or to be a voter. Or, if you happened…
Students Gear Up for 2012 Election with Massive Voter Registration Efforts on Campus
October 18, 2012
…Gear Up for 2012 Election with Massive Voter Registration Efforts on Campus Students driving force behind outreach events, expanding campus polling places, sponsoring mayoral debate at UC San Diego Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications “When one person votes, they are not just voting for themselves, they are voting…
U.S. and Korean Ambassadors to Discuss Conflicts in Northeast Asia at UC San Diego
October 11, 2012
…the Korean peninsula, including elections in the South and the succession and possible reforms in the North. Yet, progress on the denuclearization of the peninsula through multinational talks remains blocked. The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Sung Kim, and the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the…
Political Scientists React to Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
January 14, 2021
…the 2020 U.S. presidential election. For the first time in U.S. history, these electoral proceedings, which are normally routine and border on boring, were violently disrupted and had deadly consequences. Congress returned to the chamber that same night to finish validating the votes, and a new president will be inaugurated…
