Research
Black Voter Project (2024) – Wave 4 Results
With the election in the rear-view mirror, the final wave of the 2024 Black Voter Project (BVP) Longitudinal Survey offers a look at where Black public opinion and political behavior stand post-election, how much things have changed since campaign season started, and...
The Black Voter Project (2024) – Wave 3 Results
With the election upon us, the final pre-election wave of the 2024 Black Voter Project (BVP) Longitudinal Survey offers a glance at where Black public opinion and political behavior stand days before the election, and how much has changed since Biden handed over the...
The Black Voter Project (2024) – Wave 2 Results & Toplines
The Black Voter Project (BVP) survey is a longitudinal study of Black public opinion. The survey, in collaboration with Black Insights Research (BIR), is part of a national (nonpartisan) series of public opinion polls that aims to capture the opinion dynamics of the...
Explaining the Change in Support for Kamala Harris in the Black Community
Much has been made about Ms. Harris’s approval rating relative to Trump’s since ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket. Currently, she leads the former president by four points (50-46) among registered voters, according to an ABC/Ipsos poll.* The poll further...
The Black Voter Project (2024) – Wave 1 Results & Toplines
As we look toward the 2024 general election, new results from the latest Black Voter Project/Black Insights Research (BIR) public opinion survey offer unique insights into how the Black community is thinking about the 2024 election cycle. The survey is a national...
The Black Voter and the 2024 Elections: A Research Project
As the country approaches the coming election cycle, much has been made of the Black community’s fading commitment to the Democratic Party. The concern encompasses everything from support for President Biden to disillusionment with the party as an institution. Yet,...
The Black Voter and the 2024 Elections: Focus Group Summary
Executive Summary: The current state of public-opinion polling, at least when it comes to the Black community is, at best, uneven. The methodology is seldom rigorous; theory is (charitably) underdeveloped. Yet, it’s common knowledge that the Black community is key to...
The Black Voter and the 2024 Elections: Final Survey
Executive Summary: As we approach the 2024 election cycle, the Democratic Party is confronted with a serious problem: a lack of enthusiasm in the Black community. After furnishing crucial support for Democrats in the 2020 and 2022 elections cycles respectively, the...