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Methodology and Sources

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Methodology and Sources

This analysis translates what voters said on November 3, 2026 into a governing and campaign agenda for 2027 and 2028. It is written for elected officials, senior staff and campaign leaders.

What we drew on

  • Election-day surveys of actual voters. The AP Voter Poll, conducted by SSRS for AP and a group of networks with roughly 80,000 to 100,000 respondents in all 50 states, plus the NBC News Exit Poll and the Fox News Voter Poll.
  • Pre-election issue surveys. Gallup (October 1 to 19, 1,057 registered voters), Pew Research Center (September 28 to October 4) and AP-NORC (October).
  • Reported results and campaign themes from AP, CBS News and other outlets as of November 5, 2026.

Two cautions

  • Several House and Senate races are still being counted, so seat totals are projections.
  • Early survey figures are often revised as final weights are applied. The direction of findings is more reliable than any single percentage.

Our approach

Each program is tied to a measured voter concern, sized for what can pass under a president of the opposing party, and paired with a message and a delivery timeline. Where reasonable people disagree, we set out design options rather than prescribe one ideology.

Sources

 

What Voters Want 2026. Working analysis, November 2026. Figures from election-day and pre-election surveys; projections may change as counting finishes.