The 2014 Election: A Summary

The story of the 2014 election is very simple. At each elected level of the Federal and State governments...with the exception of the White House, which was not on the ballot...the Republicans won handily, increasing their margin of control. Turnout...

The 2014 Election: Voter Turnout

Turnout of the eligible voting population regardless of voter registration status. The 2014 national voter turnout was 36.4%. This was the worst turnout in 72 Years. The 1942 Federal election turnout had a lower participation rate at 33.9%. The 2014...

Ideological Bent of the 2014 Electorate

In its post-election survey of the ideological bent of the 2014 electorate, The Winston Group found the following “philosophical bent” of the electorate: (1 is Liberal and 9 is Conservative) -1 Liberal -3.37 Obama -3.67 Democrats in Congress -5 The...

2014 Election Highlighted the Divide between the Major Parties

The national exit poll of those voting in 2014 demonstrates the nature of the large divide between the two major political Parties. 68% of Republicans and 30% of Democrats are “very worried about the direction of the nation’s economy” in...

Composition of the Electorate Based on Exit Polls

A look at exit polls from the last four elections and what they reveal about voters.

A Special Analysis of the 2014 Election

One of the best analyses of the 2014 election was produced by Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies. It is based on pre-election and post- election surveys by Public Opinion Strategies, the NBC/WSJ national survey, and national exit polls. Going...

The Polls Were a Bit Out of Whack

When you compare the Real Clear Politics* average results for the last days before the election with the final results, there were a number of races in which the final polls were not close to the final election results. Real...

Box Scores

Aggregated results from recent elections.

Odds and Ends

36% of the American public now give the Democratic Party a favorable rating, a drop of 6% points since the election. This is the lowest rating recorded by Gallup going back to 1994. The Republican Party has a post-election approval...