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In the 2024 election, voters appeared to swing to the right in virtually every region and demographic. The results of ballot initiative votes tell a very different story. Americans are trained to see politics in terms of Democrats and Republicans, but when people are allowed to vote directly on policies, they often make different choices from what you might expect looking through the “red-vs-blue” lens.
We gathered data on every state-level initiative over the past 15 years and one thing stands out: voters consistently support policies that equalize rights, resources, and decision-making power in society. Ballot measures that redistribute wealth from the rich to the rest are the most popular of all. CWD’s new report, Majority Rules 2025, provides updated research and analysis of ballot measures and the struggle for popular democracy in the United States.