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Blair Center Poll

The Blair Center Poll is a comprehensive poll of national attitudes regarding politics and public policy, with a special focus on the American South that was administered in 2010, 2012 and 2016. An interdisciplinary group of scholars with the Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society at the University of Arkansas founded the poll to gain a better understanding of contemporary Southern voters and their perspective on national politics.

Reports from 2017 2017

Intersections of Region and Race: Divided Opinions on 'Building a Wall,' Immigration Politics and Policy in the South, Xavier Medina Vidal

The Impact of "Modern Sexism" on the 2016 Presidential Election, Angie Maxwell

Reports from 2012 2012

A First Glimpse At the Poll, Angie Maxwell

African American Public Opinion: A Liberal Agenda in an Era of Shifting Demographics, Pearl K. Dowe

Immigration Reform Remains a Hard Sell, and a Bitter Pill for the Republican Party, Rafael Jimeno

Is There A War on Women? Attitudes About Women in the Workplace and in Politics, Angie Maxwell, Pearl K. Dowe, Rafael Jimeno, and Todd Shields

Southern Political Attitudes: Geography versus Identity, Angie Maxwell

The Economy across Race and Region: Unemployment Fails to Dampen Positive Outlook Among African Americans and Latinos, Todd Shields

The Immigration Divide and its Impact on Latino Opinion, Rafael Jimeno

Reports from 2010 2010

Latino Views Diverge Based on Nativity, Rafael Jimeno

Racial Attitudes in America: Post-Racial in the Age of Obama Fails to Exist, Pearl K. Dowe

Religion, Not Racism, Maintains Southern Distinctiveness; Democrats Could Make Inroads in the South, Angie Maxwell

Shifting Support for Democratic Party among American Elderly, Todd Shields

Tea Party Distinguished by Racial Views and Fear of the Future, Angie Maxwell

The Economy Across Race and Region: Unemployment Fails to Dampen Positive Outlook Among African Americans and Latinos, Todd Shields