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Insights2023-03-08T15:25:40+00:00

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Insights is a first-of-its-kind data analysis tool that gives reporters, political practitioners, and the public unfettered access to topline voter data that were previously only available to TargetSmart clients.

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Stay informed

Insights is a first-of-its-kind data analysis tool that gives reporters, political practitioners, and the public unfettered access to topline voter data that were previously only available to TargetSmart clients.

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Dems Outpace GOP in VBM Requests

September 17, 2020|

From: Insights@targetsmart.com  Re: Insights: Dems Outpace GOP in VBM Requests -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TargetSmart Insights Thursday, September 18th  Welcome to Insights - TargetSmart’s tipsheet to provide regular updates on the latest voter registration, early vote, and voter turnout trends.  Here are today’s key takeaways: More than 16 million Americans have requested a mail ballot for the 2020 general election (this doesn't include [...]

September 15, 2020 – Democrats’ Voter Registration Advantage Increases in Midwestern States Home to Protests

September 15, 2020|

By Tom Bonier It’s an understatement to write that America is living through challenging times. We are experiencing a public health crisis, an economic crisis, widespread protests over racial injustice, and the impacts of climate change as wildfires spread on the West Coast. As a result, the composition of the electorate may be more fluid than any presidential election in [...]

September 14, 2020 – Vote by Mail Numbers

September 14, 2020|

On September 18th, states will begin to allow voters to cast their ballots in-person, and more states will open early voting in the coming weeks. However, millions of voters across the country aren’t waiting for in-person voting to begin and have instead requested vote by mail ballots and it’s clear: Democrats are building a massive advantage in early voting by mail. Here [...]

September 10, 2020 – New Poll: Biden Holds 7-point edge over Trump in Pennsylvania

September 10, 2020|

Joe Biden holds a 7-point lead over Donald Trump, 51 to 44 percent, among likely 2020 voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, based on the findings of our recent statewide poll conducted over Labor Day weekend. Our poll shows Trump’s favorability ratings lagging well behind Biden’s. Just 42 percent of Pennsylvania voters have a favorable personal opinion about the [...]

Insights: New Election Dashboard and Data on the 5.9 million Votes Cast

September 9, 2020|

Welcome to Insights - TargetSmart's tipsheet to provide regular updates on the latest voter registration, early vote, and voter turnout trends. Yesterday we launched TargetEarly, our comprehensive early vote dashboard that gives you the ability to analyze the early vote. The tool is updated daily and includes a wealth of demographic data including age, gender, race, and education level, as well [...]

September 2, 2020 – Early and Mail Balloting in the 2020 Election – Analysis and Reporting

September 2, 2020|

By Tom Bonier On September 18th, voting will begin in the 2020 general election. On that date, a few states will allow voters to begin casting their ballots. From that point onward, more and more states will open early and mail balloting. Every single state and the District of Columbia will afford some number of voters the opportunity to vote before Election Day, [...]

August 31, 2020 – Democratic Voter Registration Advantage

August 31, 2020|

In 2016, Trump only carried PA by 44,292 votes out of 6 million cast – a margin of just 0.7%. Since then 961,106 people have registered to vote in the Keystone state. Here’s what we know about citizens who have registered since 2016: New voters are disproportionately young and Democratic. Since 2016, 44% of new registrants are Democrats, compared to [...]

August 25, 2020 – Democratic Voter Registration Advantage

August 25, 2020|

Democratic Voter Registration Advantage in GOP ‘Convention’ States of Florida and North Carolina By Tom Bonier Donald Trump was supposed to hold his convention this week in North Carolina, and then in Florida, in an effort to boost voter turnout and generate enthusiasm among his supporters in those states. Well, his convention didn’t go as planned and neither have Republicans’ [...]

Pennsylvania Voter Registration

August 20, 2020|

The GOP’s Claims About a Voter Registration Advantage in PA Aren’t True. Here are the Facts.  By Tom Bonier  As Joe Biden prepares to address the nation as the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump is attempting to steal the spotlight with his own speech outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania. It’s no surprise the Trump campaign chose this location. Pennsylvania is a must [...]

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