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Data for Progress has shown the popularity of progressive legislation through widespread earned media attention. Our findings have been used by hundreds of trusted news organizations, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, NBC News, CNN, Axios, Semafor, Business Insider, The Hill, Slate, and more.


 
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New York Times

Born on the Left, Data for Progress Comes of Age in Biden’s Washington

“President Biden mentions it in private calls. The White House reads its work. And Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, teams up with its leaders for news conferences, blog posts and legislation.

The embrace of Data for Progress by the highest ranks of the Democratic Party is a coming-of-age moment for a left-leaning polling firm and think tank that is barely three years old.”


 
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Politico

‘We’ve learned to love the guy': How Biden charmed the left

“During a call with House Democrats on Wednesday, President Joe Biden used data from a three-year-old progressive think tank to argue his case for a massive Covid-relief plan.

The think tank, Data for Progress, may not have been in existence when Biden was vice president, but it’s become a mainstay for activists and lawmakers on the left. That its work product was shown love by the most establishment of Democrats did not go unnoticed among those who heard it.


 
 

The Guardian

Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years

“Six fossil fuel companies funneled more than $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to a new study. Such funding at universities that conduct climate research can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction of climate solutions the industry prefers, the report’s authors argue.

Those solutions typically include biofuels, carbon capture, and hydrogen, according to the research by the thinktank Data for Progress and the nonprofit group Fossil-Free Research. Oil majors also invest in public policy and economics research that favors deregulation.”


 
 

USA Today

Poll: Most transgender people in US struggle to find belonging, even in their own neighborhoods

“Respondents to the poll conducted by progressive thinktank Data for Progress said they could neither dress or act as they felt nor engage in public displays of affection without fear of harassment or violence.

‘It’s clear that many LGBTQ+ people, particularly those who are transgender, struggle to feel a sense of belonging and don’t feel comfortable expressing themselves,” said Rob Todaro, communications director for the Washington, D.C.-based agency.’”


 
 

The Hill

Progressive poll: Majority say Supreme Court faces legitimacy crisis

“Roughly 6 in 10 likely voters say the Supreme Court faces a legitimacy crisis, according to new polling from progressive firm Data for Progress.

The data, collected in partnership with the Progressive Change Institute and shared exclusively with The Hill, found that 62 percent of likely voters believe the court is increasingly corrupted  and faces a legitimacy crisis, including large majorities of Democrats and independents.”


 
 

CNN

Democrats slam Texas abortion ruling as Republicans mostly go quiet

“‘Dobbs was supposed to leave abortion laws up to the states. But now, unelected Republican judges are making decisions for every single person in the country. That’s going to motivate voters, especially those who are feeling the impact of these anti-abortion rulings for the first time,’ said Danielle Deiseroth, the interim executive director of liberal think tank and pollster Data For Progress.”


 
 

New York Times

How Democrats Can Win Workers

Voters liked Democrats who criticized both political parties as “out of touch.” There is real-world evidence to support this finding, too: Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona and Representative Marcy Kaptur of Ohio won close races last year while highlighting their differences with Democratic leaders, as Data for Progress, another research group, has noted.


 
 

The 19th

Biden’s reelection could hinge on how much women voters trust him on the economy

“‘There’s really no more important issue than your family’s health and your health care — this has been one of the most important issues that we’ve seen over the past decade-plus,” said Danielle Deiseroth, interim executive director of left-leaning pollster Data For Progress. “They should take a victory lap, because government delivering on tangible wins that impact folks’ everyday lives is almost unheard of in the modern political era.’”


 
 

Variety

Poll Shows 67% of Americans Surveyed Support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes

“A large majority of Americans support the writers and actors strikes, and a plurality hold an unfavorable view of the Hollywood studios, according to a new poll by Data for Progress. The poll found 67% support among likely voters for the strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, while just 18% oppose them.”


 
 

Roll Call

Republicans’ fixation on trans issues could backfire, pollsters say

“‘This polling finds that voters across all political parties see the Republican attempt to flood state legislatures with anti-LGBTQ+ legislation as political theater,” said Erin Thomas, a pollster at Data for Progress. “It also shows that the ideas espoused by today’s loudest anti-trans advocates — that trans people threaten children and that our identities are a ‘woke’ invention — don’t resonate with the average voter.’”


 
 

Semafor

Republicans are talking about raising Gen Z’s retirement age. It polls terribly.

“But new polling from Data for Progress, provided first to Semafor, suggests Americans are cold on the concept. It finds that about 65% of likely voters are against lifting the retirement age for people in their 20s, compared to 27% who support it. Among self-identified GOP voters, the split is similar: 59% are opposed and only 32% are in favor.”

 
 

The Washington Post

Unions are growing more popular. Democrats should talk about that.

“But the public is not evenly divided on labor unions. In fact, unions seem to be getting more and more popular.

Which suggests that Democrats could be arguing more often, and more forcefully, for the virtues of collective bargaining. And the Omidyar Network, alongside a coalition of advocacy organizations, has commissioned a poll from the progressive firm Data for Progress that illustrates the point.”


 
 

CNBC

Republicans and Democrats agree Social Security reform needs to happen. But they’re divided on how

“A new poll from Social Security Works and Data for Progress of 1,191 likely voters highlights one big concern about that approach — that it would require benefit cuts.

When the voters were asked whether they would support the creation of a commission that would be “tasked with cutting some forms of government spending, including Social Security and Medicare,” 72% of respondents said they opposed the move. While 22% supported it, 7% said they didn’t know.”


 
 

NBC News

Biden moves quickly in effort to reassure young voters on student loans

“Biden’s plan would have allowed borrowers to erase up to $20,000 in student loan debt, at a total cost of about $400 billion. The program, released in August, proved popular with younger voters. A survey at the end of May by Data for Progress, a progressive polling firm, and the nonprofit group Student Borrower Protection Center found that 77 percent of voters under the age of 45 favored the proposal, compared to 18 percent who opposed it.”


 
 

Heatmap

A New Poll Reveals How Americans Felt About the Wildfire Smoke

“The progressive think tank Data For Progress conducted a poll of 1,236 likely voters from around the country last weekend about what happened in the Northeast.

‘There is still a gulf across party lines regarding how much voters directly attribute climate change to extreme weather events,’ said Danielle Deiseroth, the executive director of Data for Progress. ‘Climate change doesn't care whether you live in a Red state or Blue state, it’s a threat to the public health of our entire country and planet, and we need action.’”


 
 

City & State New York

Poll: New Yorkers want 'reasonable justification' for firing

“Should employers be able to fire workers without providing a reasonable justification? Roughly 81% of New York City likely voters think not, according to new polling by the progressive firm Data for Progress.”


 
 

Politico

Americans like direct air capture, with caveats

“The survey of 1,512 adults, conducted in January by progressive think tank Data for Progress, Stanford University and community-based organizations, found 68 percent of respondents supported building direct air capture facilities in the U.S. Support was strongest among Democrats, followed by independents and then Republicans, 60 percent of whom backed it.”


 
 

Axios

Biden's climate policy makes the left sweat 2024

“A new poll from left-aligned firm Data for Progress found roughly 48% of likely voters aged 18-34 were somewhat or much less likely to vote for Biden because of his “approval of new oil and gas drilling projects on public lands, such as the Willow project in Alaska."


 
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HuffPost

The Important Difference Between SNAP And Food Stamps

“The surveys found that 70% of voters favored increased funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, while 60% of voters in the other group supported more money for food stamps. The 10-point difference held among both Democrats and Republicans.

‘It’s 2023, no one is rocking up to the checkout counter with paper stamps anymore,’ Matthew Cortland, a Data for Progress senior fellow, said in an email. ‘SNAP is a vital program that helps millions of Americans put food on the table at a time of high food inflation. It’s time to leave the outdated stigma of ‘food stamps’ in the past.’”