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January 29, 2023The 5 M’s: Citizen Data’s Framework for Change
The 5 M’s: Citizen Data’s Framework for Change
While 2022 voters were largely motivated to protect democracy, election denialism still runs deep. Election reforms provide hope for reduced extremism.
It’s a question we get often from our partners. Many people identify themselves as politically moderate. Citizen research shows you can’t always take their word for it.
The 5 M’s: Citizen Data’s Framework for Change
Citizen conducts regular research on the favorability of pro-democracy candidates, the political perspectives of American voters, and support for democracy reform. This treasure trove of data has been critical to providing actionable insights for the midterm elections.
As Americans head to the polls and submit their ballots, Citizen Data looked into how people perceive the people who make our elections function. Messaging centered on election workers increased positive feelings in such areas as the intentions of election workers, election security, and elections being run fairly.
Citizen Data studied the effects of voter education in two key states to identify best practices for approaching the problem.
Key insights for countering disinformation and rebuilding election trust.
Alaska’s primary and special elections used a new system that shows promise for electing a more diverse slate of candidates who reject extremism.
Citizen’s latest research — a nationwide survey of 2,105 registered voters — explores how to transcend Republican/Democrat political divides with valuable messaging context.
We recently wrote about the importance of trusted messengers for countering election-related disinformation.
Since then, we’ve set out to better understand which types of people Americans trust most. Our recent Arizona-specific data indicates that some messengers can bridge divides.