Reports & Resources

Greater Voice, Greater Impact: Americans’ Views on Making Democracy Work for Everyone
Greater Voice, Greater Impact: Americans' Views on Making Democracy Work for Everyone The Second Report from the Annual Yankelovich Democracy Monitor From impeachment and divisive rhetoric to an aging infrastructure...

America’s Hidden Common Ground on Racism and Police Reform
America's Hidden Common Ground on Racism and Police Reform: Results from a Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos snapshot survey Most Americans want at least some change to policing or law enforcement. More...

Keeping People Connected: A Nuts-and-Bolts Toolkit for Engagement
Keeping People Connected: A nuts-and-bolts toolkit for engaging residents, businesses, and property owners in problem-solving, decision-making and community-building is a resource that you can use in your work to help...

America’s Hidden Common Ground on Divisiveness in American Public Life
This inaugural Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos Hidden Common Ground survey examines how Americans view divisiveness and partisan divides in public life and offers a number of solutions to build a more...

Sounder Public Judgment Working Paper Series
Sounder Public Judgment Working Paper Series Helping the public come to terms with tough issues in today’s digital and divisive world In this time of endemic mistrust, fake news, extreme...

Strengthening Democracy: What Do Americans Think?
Strengthening Democracy: What Do Americans Think? The First Report from the Annual Yankelovich Democracy Monitor Nearly every day, Americans are confronted with evidence that our politics are broken and our...

Rewiring Democracy: Subconscious Technologies, Conscious Engagement, and the Future of Politics
Too often, the people working to strengthen democracy have been caught flat-footed by the pace of new trends and innovations. All kinds of changes, many of them driven by technology,...

Strengthening and Sustaining Public Engagement: A Planning Guide for Communities
On all kinds of issues, people want more choices, more information and more of a say. Whether the topic is how schools should work or what should be in the...