East Bay Express covers April Berkeley IGS Poll findings on California voters' concerns about the state of American democracy

May 19, 2026

The East Bay Express reported on findings from the April Berkeley IGS Poll of 5,962 registered California voters on the state of American democracy, drawing extensively on remarks by IGS Co-Director Eric Schickler at the April 27 Sacramento event co-sponsored by IGS and the UCLA Voting Rights Project. The article highlights key poll findings, including that 68% of respondents feel American democracy is under attack, 64% cited voter suppression as a major concern, and 79% believe corporations have too much influence on elections. Schickler noted that while California voters broadly agree that democracy faces deep challenges, they remain sharply divided along partisan lines about the sources of those problems and how to address them. Click here to read the full article.(Note: This article may be behind a paywall.)

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