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This October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and new Data for Progress polling finds disabled voters face higher rates of financial strain. Nearly half (45%) of disabled voters say they are very stressed financially, compared with 25% of non-disabled voters.

“Anyone with a few hundred dollars and Claude can claim to be a pollster now.” Real polling keeps getting harder while faking it has never been easier. Our Executive Director @rodonnell.bsky.social on what the Wedgewood scandal should and shouldn’t teach us: www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...

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Heading into the 2026 midterms, financial stress is at the forefront of voters’ minds. A new Data for Progress survey finds that the factor most correlated with voters’ financial stress is their level of debt — the strongest relationship of any measure we tested.

More than 4 in 10 voters want approvals for roads and bridges, solar farms, and wind farms to be sped up. And more than 4 in 10 voters want data center development to be slowed down. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/10...

NEW POLL: More than 3 in 4 voters (76%) would support a new transmission line in their community to connect more clean energy to the grid. In contrast, voters are 40 points less supportive of building transmission lines to connect more AI data centers. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/10...

Read the full poll: www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/10...

Overall, a majority of voters say that college sororities and fraternities have a negative impact on campus culture, including a higher percentage of women (60%) than men (47%).

Voters don’t trust college administrations, elected officials, or fraternities and sororities to respond appropriately to sexual assault claims.

NEW POLL: A strong majority of voters think elected officials have done too little to prevent sexual assault. Women are especially likely to say so: 77% say officials have done too little, compared to 63% of men.

NEW CPE REPORT on the urgency of building an interregional transmission macrogrid! @cthelala.bsky.social and I argue that only the federal government can get it built; no other actor on the grid is capable of doing so! Really, this is a paper about the theory of transmission as an asset class:

NEW: Do Democrats funded by AIPAC pay an electoral penalty in a general election? We find that a Democrat funded by AIPAC performs significantly worse against a Republican than a Democrat who “rejects all outside financial support from industry groups and PACs.”

Last week, more than 100 House Democrats voted to end U.S. military aid to Israel. We find that a strong majority of Democrats support this move, as well as majorities of voters overall, Independents, and Republicans. www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/pol...

Read the full DFP Insights: www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...

NEW DFP Insights from @rodonnell.bsky.social: Unity and enthusiasm in 2026 and 2028 require the Dem establishment to accept primary wins by DSA-aligned candidates, not treat them as problems to manage. Rejecting the DSA would be yet another sign the status quo is misaligned with Dem voters.

When provided with a list of possible criticisms of the Democratic Party, swing voters' biggest issues are that “leadership is too old and out of touch” (32%) and the party is “not doing enough to lower costs” (32%).

NEW: Our first report on the swing voters of the 2026 midterms finds that when they are asked which policies would make them definitely vote for a Democrat, the most selected option is “raise taxes on the wealthy,” followed by “create a Medicare for All health care system.”

Come work with us! The Data for Progress team is seeking a Development and Partnerships Director to lead our fundraising and partnerships work across the progressive ecosystem. Think you'd be a great fit? Apply below 👇 www.dataforprogress.org/jobs/develop...

Only 1 percent of likely voters name LGBTQ+ issues as their top concern, but most still prefer candidates who support LGBTQ+ rights over those who oppose them, a new Data for Progress poll finds.

Data for Progress is hiring! We're looking for a Chief Operating Officer to help lead our internal operations and strengthen our impact across the progressive movement. Apply on our website 👇 www.dataforprogress.org/jobs/chief-o...

Voters across party lines agree that the president should only be able to fire the heads of independent agencies for cause.

NEW: As #SCOTUS prepares to release its remaining opinions, voters oppose the Republican position in three cases. On birthright citizenship, a majority of voters (55%) think the U.S. should grant citizenship to all children, regardless of their parents' citizenship status.

NEW: Voters overwhelmingly support barring government officials from issuing, endorsing, or profiting from cryptocurrencies while in office. This support is bipartisan, with more than 3 in 4 voters in support across party lines. www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/pol...

What if you signed up for our Run for Climate training series during Earth Week?? Talk about synergy! https://actionnetwork.org/forms/run-for-climate-interest-form-spring-2026/

Some goods, like utilities, housing, and healthcare, are inelastic — voters report paying more, but show little flexibility in buying less or opting for cheaper versions. However, more voters report cutting back their spending on household goods, gas, and groceries.

Economic pessimism has persisted throughout Trump's second term. A higher percentage of voters today say inflation and the economy in general are getting worse. Voters also feel worse about other employment-related issues, including job security, job availability, and wages.

NEW: Voters continue to report that they are paying more for goods, with a large spike in the percentage who say they are paying more for gas. Voters also say they are paying more for groceries and utility bills. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/5/...

“When voters learn about Kennedy’s efforts to tear down these vital services for millions of American seniors and disabled people, they immediately shift their opinions against him by 26 points on net.” Read the full piece from Matthew Cortland here: www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...

NEW DFP Insights from @matthewcort.land: “While attacking Kennedy on his anti-vaccine policies is still convincing to voters, there is an overwhelming advantage to attacking him on his administration’s cuts to Medicaid and home care services.”

and he cites @brettchristophers.bsky.social's The Price Is Wrong!!!

If our CEO can afford to spend millions on travel, she can afford to pay workers their fair share. Learn more about how ActBlue executives are allocating funds here: www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

📢 Come work at Data for Progress! Interested in research and passionate about progressive politics? We're hiring a Senior Polling Analyst to help draft survey questions, analyze data, and communicate results to movement partners. Apply below ⤵️ www.dataforprogress.org/jobs/senior-...

A progressive affordability agenda is overwhelmingly popular with voters across the political spectrum. Each of the policies tested has support from at least 3 in 5 voters — including a majority of persuadable and Trump 2024 voters. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/4/...

NEW POLLS: Last week, 40 Senators voted for resolutions to block weapons to Israel. A majority of voters across Arizona, California, Colorado, and Michigan - including the vast majority of Democrats and Independents - supported those resolutions. More findings below 🔽

NEW: This Earth Day, we find that a strong, bipartisan majority of voters (66%) think access to clean air and water should be a top priority for the U.S. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/4/...

Our poll with @imeupolicy.bsky.social finds that voters in multiple states support blocking weapons transfers to Israel, including California (67%), Colorado (61%), Arizona (58%), and Michigan (53%). www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/4/...

NEW from @rooseveltinstitute.org: 🔥Major report from @betonyjones.bsky.social @joepeck.co.uk on how Biden pursued pro-labor clean energy policy. 🔥Me 👇on why this matters, and what a new World Bank about-face on industrial policy tells us about this era rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/what-th...

Half of voters, including 61% of Independents, support removing President Trump from office due to his threat to Iran that “a whole civilization will die tonight.”

NEW: In mid-March, 49% of Independent voters disapproved of Trump's handling of the conflict with Iran. Today, that disapproval has risen to 70%.

Our strategic co-directors @aldasky.bsky.social and @triofrancos.bsky.social detailed Green Economic Populism in this @nytimes.com op-ed. (6/10)

Nationally, polling by @dataforprogress.org shows that the majority of voters want their elected officials to address the climate and cost of living crises together—and they believe it is possible. (4/10)

🚨🚨 Today, we’re launching “Stop Greed Build Green,” a strategic framework and agenda to confront the affordability crisis and the climate crisis together by putting working people in charge of the economy and the climate transition. (1/10)

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Michigan’s Dem Senate Race Is Wide Open, AIPAC Is Toxic, Hasan Piker Is Not The Michigan Senate primary is effectively a tie, and Democratic voters are more worried about AIPAC than Hasan Piker. Read today's 'First Draft' by @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

Voters express high trust in nurses (92%), their personal or family doctor (90%), and doctors in general (86%). A minority of voters say they trust RFK Jr. (40%), Dr. Oz (36%), or “podcasters or health influencers on social media” (29%). www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/4/...

NEW with @314action.bsky.social: Support for "Make America Healthy Again" is soft, with only 14% of voters identifying with the MAHA movement. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/4/...