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Undecided Voters: Who They Are, What They Want, and How They Decide Our Politics

Undecided Voters: Who They Are, What They Want, and How They Decide Our Politics

This report provides insights into demographics & policy views of undecided voters, a group of voters often pivotal in deciding an election.

Nov 7, 2022

Oscar Pocasangre, Lee Drutman

Going Beyond the 2022 Midterms — What We’re Watching

The Thread

Going Beyond the 2022 Midterms — What We’re Watching

New America’s Political Reform team takes a look at some of the bigger & broader trends that we should focus on during this election season.

Nov 2, 2022

Oscar Pocasangre, Mark Schmitt, Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano, Hollie Russon Gilman, Lizbeth Lucero

What to Read When Your Democracy Is Failing

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The Thread

What to Read When Your Democracy Is Failing

This collection of books contributes to current conversations around American democracy in thought-provoking ways.

Oct 4, 2022

Lee Drutman

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

Report / In Depth

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

American democracy is stuck in a hyper-partisan “doom loop” of escalating division and polarization.

Sep 29, 2022

Lee Drutman

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

Report / In Depth

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

A systematic analysis of the claim that redistricting commissions can improve the fairness of redistricting.

Sep 19, 2022

Lee Drutman

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

In Short

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

What will the January 6 hearings mean for our democracy?

Jun 8, 2022

Mark Schmitt, Maresa Strano, Lizbeth Lucero, Alexandra Stark, Lee Drutman

How Democracies Revive

Report / In Depth

How Democracies Revive

While it’s not hard to imagine the fall of American democracy, this essay makes the case for resisting the prevailing pessimism.

Apr 28, 2022

Lee Drutman

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Report / In Depth

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

This report presents the findings of 15 original studies on the effects of ranked-choice voting and related electoral reforms.

Mar 30, 2022

Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano

Our Three Futures

The Thread

Our Three Futures

If the future of American democracy feels uncertain, that’s because it is. Lee Drutman explains three potential scenarios for the future.

Feb 23, 2022

Lee Drutman

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

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Report / In Depth

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

Lee Drutman co-authored a paper on enlarging the House with Jonathan D. Cohen, Yuval Levin, and Norman J. Ornstein.

Dec 9, 2021

Lee Drutman

Welcome to New America, redesigned for what’s next.

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Making Child Care Work for Student Parents

Drinking Water Data for the Nation: Version 1.0 Release Webinar

The Understated Value of Regional Intermediaries for Workforce and Economic Development

The Charleston Regional Youth Apprenticeship Model

The Third Gulf War Is Bringing the AI Cloud Back Down to Earth

New America, Reimagined: Built for What’s Next

New America Announces Its New Mission and Vision, Reveals New Logo and Website

AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns

Testimony on “Preparing for the Future: America’s Community Colleges”

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Undecided Voters: Who They Are, What They Want, and How They Decide Our Politics

Going Beyond the 2022 Midterms — What We’re Watching

What to Read When Your Democracy Is Failing

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

How Democracies Revive

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Our Three Futures

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives