Recent Research
WASHINGTONIANS ON THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
With just a few days until Election Day, a first-of-its kind benchmark study conducted by the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University and Better Choices for Democracy finds that Washingtonians are concerned about mail ballots arriving in time to be counted. Washingtonians also express deep concerns about people being misled by AI-generated images, audio, or videos, and the potential for federal interference in elections. On the positive side, voters in the Evergreen state are confident in how elections are administered by state and local election officials.
You can read the full report here (opens a pdf).
An interactive dashboard for the data is available here (opens in new window).
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