Voter Turnout

U.S. President Barack Obama smiles while celebrating his re-election during his election night rally in Chicago (REUTERS/Jim Bourg).

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Barack Obama's Recipe for Electoral Success

November 7, 2012, William A. Galston

After Barack Obama's victory in the 2012 presidential election, William Galston looks at the composition of Obama's winning coalition, noting that increased voting by young adults and minorities in particular was key to his success.

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Opinion | The New Republic

Will Undecided Voters Tip the Election Against Obama?

October 25, 2012, William A. Galston
In the News

[T]he swing state polls are showing that more voters—by narrow margins, but nonetheless, more voters—have confidence in Obama about the future.
September 28, 2012, E.J. Dionne, Jr., National Public Radio
Past Event

Early Voting: A Live Web Chat with Michael McDonald

September 26, 2012
In the News

A decade from now, I think you'll see [changes in the electoral map due to minority population growth in] Arizona, Texas, and Georgia for sure. You have got to look at the South and West—those are the fast-growing parts of the country—and that's where the minorities are dominating the growth.
August 30, 2012, William H. Frey, Roll Call
In the News

[The Asian-American population] is too small to make a difference on their own, but they could be a tipping point [in the 2012 U.S. presidential election]. In certain parts of the country, it’s going to be so close that any group can make a difference one way or the other.
August 19, 2012, William H. Frey, Financial Times
Opinion | The Next America, National Journal

Will 2012 be the Last Hurrah for Whites?

June 13, 2012
Past Web Chat

Previewing the 2012 Presidential Election: A Live Web Chat with William Galston

June 6, 2012
Opinion | The New York Times

Telling Americans to Vote, or Else

November 5, 2011, William A. Galston
Past Event

Fixing the U.S. Election System: Is a Democracy Index the Answer?

April 7, 2009
Opinion

Early Voters Deluge States

October 24, 2008, Michael P. McDonald