COVID-19 Opens a Partisan Gap on Voting by Mail
September 22, 2020
Before the pandemic, there wasn’t any difference in the rates at which Democratic and Republican voters actually cast their ballots by mail or in-person. That may change now.
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Does the U.S. President’s Party Matter to Black and Latino Economic Wellbeing?
September 16, 2024
A newly released report from the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at UC San Diego offers a rare, direct test of the impact of the party of the U.S. president on Black and Latino economic well-being. The report examines U.S. employment, poverty and median income data over the last…
Partisan Gap on Trust in U.S. Elections Has Grown Even Wider, Survey Finds
December 15, 2022
According to a national UC San Diego Yankelovich Center Survey after the 2022 midterms: Democrats and independents report greater confidence in our election system, but Republicans do not. Real-world remedies hold promise for restoring trust in U.S. elections.
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.
Facebook Boosts Voter Turnout
September 12, 2012
About one third of a million more people showed up at the ballot box in the United States in 2010 because of a single Facebook message on Election Day, estimates a new study led by the University of California, San Diego.
Women’s Incomes Improve When Democrats Hold Public Office, Study Finds
October 8, 2020
…recent period of pronounced partisan polarization, Democratic house control helps close the gender inequality gap. Across all states, women’s wages averaged only 70 percent of men’s wages in 2018, but just a few years after Democrats are elected in a state, that gap typically declines by 3.6 percentage points. Additionally,…
UC San Diego Hosts Hands-On Workshop for Researchers Interested in Advocating on Capitol Hill
January 30, 2025
A group of UC San Diego researchers and staff gathered for one of the first events in an Office of Research and Innovation series designed to help researchers on campus increase funding for their work and field of study.
From Riverside’s Casa Blanca to the White House
April 28, 2016
…it was to use differences – rich/poor, white/brown, white/black, black/brown – as an excuse for violence.” By eighth grade, Wong moved with his family a couple of blocks away into a safer neighborhood. He had Hispanic friends, African American friends, and Caucasian friends. “As an Asian basketball player from Casa…
UC San Diego Raises $3.05 Billion as Campaign for UC San Diego Concludes
July 14, 2022
…donors are making a difference locally, nationally and around the globe The University of California San Diego has reached the conclusion of its landmark Campaign for UC San Diego, raising a total of $3.05 billion in philanthropic support over a span of 10 years. The funds have spurred a significant…
Voting Boost
December 15, 2022
Election research pioneered by UC San Diego political scientist Zoltan Hajnal is not only having a real-world impact in California, but is starting to take root beyond the state.
