Political Data & Technology

Represents the percentage of remaining delegates needed if Donald Trump wins both Ohio and Florida Tuesday.

Why Both The Democratic And Republican Races Are Probably Going To June

9:35am March 15, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The delegate races on both sides are tight. For Republicans, their crowded field is splitting up the votes. For Democrats, the calendar could favor Bernie Sanders over the next several weeks.

Some 280,000 voters are expected to cast ballots in Polk County, Fla.

Politics & Government

Flashbacks Of Florida 2000 As Voting Machines Age

12:20pm March 10, 2016

by Renata Sago

In 2000, the nation's biggest election meltdown took place in Florida due to paper butterfly ballots, ancient voting machines and poorly trained poll workers. Old machines are again a worry for some.

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Why Did The Polls Fail To Predict Sanders' Win In Michigan?

5:17am March 10, 2016

Every major poll of the Michigan Democratic primary showed Hillary Clinton with a big lead over Bernie Sanders. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Harry Enten, senior analyst at FiveThirtyEight, about why those polls proved to be so wrong on primary day.

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Democrats Fret Over Low Voter Turnout In Early Primaries

4:28pm March 04, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Michael McDonald, a professor at the University of Florida who tracks voter turnout at his blog the "United States Elections Project." They discuss the low Democratic voter turnout so far, and what that might mean in the general election.

Super Tuesday By The Numbers: Breaking Down Voter Turnout And Delegates

8:09pm March 02, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump look to be on their way to securing the nominations of their respective parties because they won the most delegates on Super Tuesday. NPR explains the math and what it means for the rest of the presidential primary season.

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Presidential Campaigns Harness Powers Of Search Engine Optimization

2:33pm February 26, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Google and other search engines are often voters' first stop when they're thinking about supporting a candidate. That makes search engine optimization an important strategic goal for campaigns. And big-picture search trends also give poll-watchers a valuable tool to analyze in the days before a primary or caucus.

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Ted Cruz Campaign Takes Voter Micro-Targeting To Next Level

9:29am February 20, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Ted Cruz's campaign is taking micro-targeting one step further by investing significant resources and money into learning about voters' personality traits and behavior.

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Polling Is Ubiquitous, But Is It Bad For Democracy?

1:36pm February 11, 2016

New Yorker writer Jill Lepore examines the history of polling in America. She tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that today's polls may be less reliable — and more influential — than ever before.

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'FiveThirtyEight' Statistician Nate Silver Reports On The 2016 Election

1:36pm February 11, 2016

Silver analyzes polls and predicts election outcomes on his website, FiveThirtyEight. This year's is "maybe the most fascinating nomination race that we've ever seen," he says.

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New Hampshire Turnout Breaks Records, But Not On Democratic Side

10:41pm February 10, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The total ballots cast and turnout among Republicans was the highest ever. But, for Democrats, it was big, but not perhaps as "huge" as Bernie Sanders made it out to be.