The Literary Digest Poll
FDR over Landon. In November 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt defeated his Republican challenger Alfred Landon. This election is notable because the predicted outcome from popular […]
Public Opinion
Approval Ratings
Measures for presidents and other officeholders. Take a look at this Gallup summary, a comprehensive data set that shows president’s average approval rating over their entire time […]
Marijuana Legalization
Federalism In Action: Gradualism. The movement to legalize marijuana and the state-federal conflict that has accompanied it is the perfect example of federalism in action. […]
New (Old) American Center
Big Poll Discovers the Middle. It is usually insightful to examine public opinion over multiple issues and across time. Now over a decade old, this […]