Resource Type: Social Science Research

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won in 2020 with a multiracial coalition, and 2020 was the most diverse electorate ever. Latino voters continued to favor Democrats, but Republicans made inroads with Latino voters. Black voter turnout increased substantially, resulting in significant gains for democrats, despite a modest overall drop in Democratic support levels. The urban-rural voting divide continues to be immensely important, with suburbs growing more Democratic and racially diverse. Young voters drove record-breaking turnout. This long report includes many data analyses and visuals to describe voting patterns in the 2020 election.

Dystopian plots focusing on a catastrophic future caused by climate change often immobilize rather than spur action. But decades of evidence and experience from health communication shows that techniques of entertainment-education are effective at changing behaviors. But these are rarely used for climate change (a notable [and hilarious] exception).

In an effort to address political inequality and encourage greater election participation, Seattle, Washington enacted an innovative democracy voucher program to provide each registered voter four $25 vouchers each election cycle to contribute towards local candidates. A field experiment in 2017 examined the effects of outreach to underrepresented communities to encourage participation in the voucher program. The experiment found that outreach increased the use of vouchers, particularly among high-propensity voters; however, deeper organizingmay be needed to reach the voucher program’s redistributive goals.

Provides an overview of the actors, and their roles and interconnections, that fuel the denial machine that constitutes a climate change countermovement (CCCM). Notes that these actors are typically motivated by two core concerns: economic and ideological.