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Our platform utilizes data to highlight the key stories happening across the nation. It was established by Colin McAuliffe, Jon Green, and Sean McElwee.

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Voters in Every Congressional District Oppose Cuts to SNAP

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

MethodologyTo provide estimates of opinion at the congressional district level, we apply a synthetic area weighting technique which constructs a policy support score by first modeling and then applying geographic level iterative proportional fitting, or raking, to ensure congressional level representativeness.
Voters Want Trump to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza - Not Israel's Military Operation

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

Cover photo attributable to . Survey MethodologyFrom May 16 to 19, 2025, Data for Progress conducted a survey of 1,160 U.S. likely voters nationally using web panel respondents. The sample was weighted to be representative of likely voters by age, gender, education, race, geography, and recalled presidential vote. The survey was conducted in English. The margin of error associated with the sample size is ±3 percentage points.
Voters Do Not Support the GOP Reconciliation Bill’s Tax and Spending Proposals

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

While Republicans in Congress are still divided on the specifics of the legislation, they are pushing forward a reconciliation bill that is likely to include major cuts to Medicaid and tax breaks for wealthy Americans. The GOP reconciliation plan (or the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) fully extends the tax breaks enacted by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Here’s How to Fight Back Against the GOP Proposal to Gut Medicaid

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

By Matthew CortlandThis week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a bill that includes hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts, estimated by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to kick at least 13.7 million Americans off their health insurance. This effort to gut Medicaid is abhorrent and immoral, and must be defeated. Thankfully, we have some data-driven tools to use in this fight.
Voters Overwhelmingly Support AmeriCorps, Reject Trump’s Cuts

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

On April 29, the Trump administration terminated nearly $400 million in AmeriCorps grants and placed 85% of AmeriCorps staff on administrative leave.
Voters Strongly Oppose Sending Immigrants With Lawful Status - or U.S. Citizens - to Foreign Prisons

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case has made headlines since he was deported to a notorious mega prison in El Salvador in March due to “an administrative error.” Since then, there have been several other cases of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detaining and deporting immigrants who have lawful status and no criminal record, most of whom were legally living in the U.S. while their asylum claims were being processed.
Voters Reject Trump’s Free Pass to Polluters

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

By Jennifer Hadayia and Catherine FraserSince returning to office, President Donald Trump has wreaked havoc on more than 50 years of environmental and public health protections.
Which Trump Administration Actions Are Sparking the Most Backlash?

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

By Lew Blank There are many words one can use to describe President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, but one that we might all agree on is that they have been “active.” In just three months, the Trump administration has enacted tariffs on nearly all imports, deported immigrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process, accidentally leaked war plans to a reporter, empowered Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to fire thousands of government employees, and...
A Majority of Voters Think Elon Musk Should Resign or Be Removed Immediately as Head of DOGE

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

To serve as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk was designated a “special government employee,” which NPR describes as “a designation given to people who join the government for a short period of time typically to provide specialized expertise.” According to the law, special government employees are not allowed to work for the government for more than 130 days each year.
Approaching 100 Days in Office, Voters Increasingly Disapprove of Trump’s Handling of the Economy

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Lew Blank

Key Takeaways: A plurality of voters say that the Trump administration is “chaotic” and going “worse than expected.”Voters increasingly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy, especially on inflation and trade policy. There has been a -10-point shift in net disapproval on trade policy and a -9-point shift in net disapproval on inflation. A majority of voters believe Trump is not doing enough to lower costs or create jobs.