The post-election American Values Survey of nearly 1,400 Americans, conducted in the days immediately following the midterm elections, is a unique panel survey based on re-contact interviews with respondents from the PRRI’s large pre-election American Values Survey. The survey asks Americans about their ballot choices, their motivations for voting, and what both voters and non-voters see as priorities and challenges for President Obama and Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The survey assesses attitudes about the two political parties, concerns about campaign negativity and voting problems, looks ahead to the 2015 presidential election.

1. AN UNSETTLED PUBLIC AND THE
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
The 2014 Post-Election American Values Survey
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2. Survey Methodology
The 2014 Post-Election American Values Survey
• Third Biennial Post-Election American Values Survey (2010, 2012, 2014)
• Designed and conducted by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)
• N = 1,399 bilingual (English and Spanish) callback telephone interviews with
respondents from the pre‐election American Values Survey between
November 5-9, 2014
• MOE = +/- 3.6 percentage points for total sample; +/- 4.1 percentage points
for voters at the 95% confidence interval
• Funded by a generous grant from The Ford Foundation and the Nathan
Cummings Foundation
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3. THE 2014 ELECTION CONTEXT
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4. The Election Context: Economic Insecurity
Is the Economy Still in a
72
21
Recession?
7
Yes, still in a recession No, recession is over
Don't know/Refused
Economic Insecurity Index
26
15
No Reported insecurity Low Insecurity
Moderate Insecurity High insecurity
Source: PRRI, Pre-election American Values Survey, September 2014
39
20
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5. The Election Context: Personal Insecurity
How worried are you that you or someone in your family will be
Very Worried Somewhat Worried Not Too Worried Not at All Worried
11
14
10
9
22
18
22
29
24
a victim of terrorism?
By Party Affiliation
37
35
32
35
39
28
31
35
33
22
11
0 20 40 60 80 100
All Americans
Democrat
Independent
Republican
Tea Party
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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6. Most See Country Off on Wrong Track
62
41 42
Country Off on the Wrong Track
58 60
66 67 68 68
78
82
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
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7. VOTERS AND NONVOTERS
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8. 2014 Midterms:
Lowest Turnout since 1942
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9. Voters and Nonvoters:
Racial and Ethnic Differences
73
35
Voters Nonvoters All Americans
26
21
12 12
11
12 12
8
1
56
33
22
3
67
34
2
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
White White
Working-Class
White
College-Educated
Black Hispanic Asian/PI
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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10. Voters and Nonvoters:
Demographic Differences
47
53
Voters Nonvoters All Americans
12
24
38
33
52
48
35
20 21
13
53
23
49
51
43
29
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Men Women Young Adults Seniors High School
Ed.
College grad
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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11. Types of Reported Voting Problems
28
5
2
2
6
18 24
14
Difficulty finding/getting to polling place
Difficulty getting off work to make it to the polls
Moved to a new address/Difficulties with absentee
ballot
Ineligible to vote
Did not have correct identification
Lines too long
Ballot was confusing
Other
DK/Refused
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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12. THE 2014 MIDTERM VOTE
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13. The 2014 Religion Vote
By Religious Affiliation
Republican candidate Other/Third Party Democratic candidate Don't know/Refused
26
24
2
50
58
80
46
2
3
5
2
45
39
14
33
65
70
7
4
4
8
6
6
0 20 40 60 80 100
All Voters
White Evangelical Protestant
White Catholic
White Mainline Protesant
Unaffiliated
Minority Protestant*
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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14. 2014 Midterm Vote
Among Whites by Class
46
Republican candidate Democratic candidate
55
61
45 45
35
26
48
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
All Voters All White Voters White Working Class White College Educated
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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15. 2014 Midterm Vote
By Most Important Issue
46
Republican candidate Democratic candidate
65
62
43
26
45
27 28
50
65
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
All Voters National security Immigration Economy Health care
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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16. 2014 Midterm Vote
By Concerns about Ebola and Terrorism
55
Republican candidate Democratic candidate
43
61
39
34
48
32
51
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Worried
Not Worried
Worried
Not Worried
Terrorism Ebola
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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17. 2014 Midterm Vote
Among Romney and Obama Voters
Republican candidate Democratic candidate Other/Third Party Don't know/Refused
Among 2012 Obama Voters
8 2
Among 2012 Romney Voters
90
4 2 4
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
84
6
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18. PERCEPTION OF BIGGEST PROBLEM IN U.S.
ELECTIONS TODAY
Voter Fraud vs. Disenfranchisement
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19. Biggest Problem in U.S. Elections:
Voter Fraud or Disenfranchisement
Which is a Bigger Problem in U.S. Elections Today?
18
By Party Affiliation
People casting votes who are not eligible to vote
Neither/Both
Eligible voters being denied the right to vote
Don't know/Refused
40
41
68
67
7
9
4
6
7
43
16
20
64
42
10
10
9
8
12
0 20 40 60 80 100
All Americans
Republican
Tea Party
Independent
Democrat
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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20. Biggest Problem in U.S. Elections:
Voter Fraud or Disenfranchisement
Which is a Bigger Problem in U.S. Elections Today?
By Trusted Media Source
People casting votes who are not eligible to vote
Neither/Both
Eligible voters being denied the right to vote
Don't know/Refused
29
76
8
5
52
12
7
11
0 20 40 60 80 100
Most Trust Fox News
Most Trust Other
Sources
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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21. LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2016 ELECTION
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22. Looking Ahead to 2016:
Republican Candidate Field
Preference for 2016 Republican Nomination
Asked of Republicans and Republican leaners
17
12
11
11
10 10
6
9
7
7
1
Mitt Romney
Mike Huckabee
Rand Paul
Jeb Bush
Chris Christie
Paul Ryan
Ted Cruz
Rick Perry
Marco Rubio
Scott Walker
DK/Refused
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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23. Looking Ahead to 2016:
Democratic Candidate Field
Preference for 2016 Democratic Nomination
Asked of Democrats and Democratic leaners
62
11
13
6
2
7
Hillary Clinton
Elizabeth Warren
Joe Biden
Andrew Cuomo
Martin O'Malley
Don't know/Refused
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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24. Perceived Ideology of Clinton, Obama, and
the Democratic Party
Very liberal Liberal Moderate Conservative Very
24
34
20
30
38
32
conservative
19
23
26
Don't know/
Refused
5
2
9
12
7
3
0 20 40 60 80 100
Hillary
Clinton
Barack
Obama
Democratic
Party
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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25. Positive Attributes of Political Parties
Does this Phrase Best Describe the Republican Party or Democratic
Party?
Neither Both equally Republican
4
47
7
43
34
9
6
Party
2
2
Don't know/
Refused
50
45
37
Democratic
Party
0 20 40 60 80 100
Is better at keeping
America safe
Shares your values
Cares about
people like you
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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26. Negative Attributes of Political Parties
Does this Phrase Best Describe the Republican Party or the
Democratic Party?
Neither Both equally Republican
53
1
39
35
Party
5
2
3
14
5
Don't know/
Refused
42
49
33
Democratic
Party
0 20 40 60 80 100
Is more influenced
by lobbyists and
special interests
Is more extreme in its
positions
Wants to radically
transform American
society
Source: PRRI, Post-election American Values Survey, November 2014
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27. THE CONTINUING RACIAL DIVIDE
AFTER FERGUSON
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28. Perceptions of Fairness of Criminal Justice
System: Before & After Ferguson
Blacks and other minorities receive equal treatment in the criminal
Before Shooting (7/21-8/9) After Shooting (8/10-8/15) Post-election (11/5-11/9)
38
justice system.
Percent who Agree
44
29
36
48
16
46
53
31
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
All Americans White, non-Hispanic Non-white (All)
Source: PRRI, Pre-election American Values Survey, September 2014; PRRI, Post-election American Values
Survey, November 2014
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29. An Unsettled Public and the
Midterm Elections
The 2014 Post-Election American Values Survey
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