Washington Post-Schar School Poll

New Washington Post-Schar School polling conducted in six swing states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) shows that confidence in democracy and American elections is lower among supporters of Donald Trump — but that voters in those states are more likely to say that Trump would do a better job addressing those concerns. Those most sympathetic to an authoritarian form of government, meanwhile, include demographic groups that have traditionally voted heavily Democratic.

It is a grim time to be a member of the news media. Many people (though presumably few here at The Washington Post) see this as karma, if not good news: They view the media as having failed at its basic task of informing the public.

Former president Donald Trump is reverting to predictable territory ahead of Thursday’s debate: Aggressively attacking the debate moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper of CNN — even though his campaign agreed to the terms of the debate weeks ago.

Barring a major shift in the political winds, the 2024 election will be decided by a subset of voters in a handful of swing states whose behavior is hard to predict.

Donald Trump’s victory in November came down to classic political forces, as the voters who put him over the top in the seven battleground states say the economy was the single most important reason they backed him over Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.

A solid majority of Virginia voters support banning cellphone use in public schools, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.

Harris leads Trump 49 percent to 43 percent among Virginia likely voters in the poll, which has a 3.5-point margin of error. The poll also finds that Trump voters in Virginia are far less willing than the state's Harris voters to accept the election results of their candidate loses.

The Schar School and the Washington Post team up to deliver data on the uncommitted and “double haters”—registered voters who may decide who wins the presidency in 2024.

Persistent coronavirus concerns among D.C.-area residents and growth in remote work during the pandemic could temporarily dampen a comeback of downtown Washington and other busy commercial districts in the region.

Two-thirds of Americans say that once the coronavirus pandemic ends, they plan to put on masks when sick and wear comfortable clothes more often than before, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll that points to enduring cultural shifts the public health crisis may bring about.