Knight Election Hub
The Knight Election Hub is a collection of curated products and services that will help you cover the election better than you thought possible. And in cases where a resource costs money, Knight Foundation is picking up the check.
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Get voter insights
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CHIP50: Executive Approval Tracker
This dataset tracks presidential and gubernatorial approval ratings over time, from Jan. 2021 to present.
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MassINC Polling state-level political and issues polling
Public opinion experts will conduct state-level political and issues polls, determining survey topics in collaboration with participating newsrooms.
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CHIP50: Views on Abortion Tracker
This data, collected from a survey conducted around the time the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, shows public opinion on abortion-related scenarios. It includes state-level data on the importance of abortion issues for voters.
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CHIP50: Trust in Institutions Tracker
This database tracks citizens' trust in key institutions like branches of government, police, hospitals and news media. Journalists can explore the differences between Democrat, Republican and Independent sentiments.
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CHIP50: Vaccination Rates Tracker
This tool allows users to view vaccination status and rates by date, separated by geographic state or demographics like age, income, education level, race, gender or political affiliation.
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CHIP50: Local and state-level surveys
This 50-state survey led by Northeastern University and supported by the National Science Foundation will work directly with a group of newsrooms to conduct two surveys during the summer/fall of 2024, asking policy questions relevant to all voters as well as questions relevant at the state level. Reports will summarize our survey findings, providing information about the issues important to local audiences, and putting those local numbers into a national context.
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Voter Explorer Pa.
Voter Explorer Pa., provided by The Philadelphia Inquirer, is a collection of story guides and a regularly updated database of Pennsylvania registered voters. Journalists can select voter data, filtering by age, gender, party, address, voter history, or other fields, then download the data for further analysis. Voter Explorer Pa. will help reporters quickly find local contacts for election stories; the how-to guides walk reporters through different kinds of stories that can be informed by the data.
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The Citizens Agenda
The Citizens Agenda is an alternative to horse race coverage that research shows increases trust from the audience. This 44-page guide outlines ways newsrooms can put people — rather than politicians — first in their election coverage.