Criminal justice and public safety reform advocates, like D.C. Justice Lab, needed to understand how District voters would feel about the update so city council members could effectively advocate for it. D.C. Justice Lab commissioned HIT to determine district voters’ attitudes on criminal justice reform and their level of support for the RCCA and its provisions. 

HIT Strategies in collaboration with The Public Welfare Foundation conducted a quantitative survey that consisted of 602 adult

Following an election cycle in Virginia where the issues of crime and abortion dominated the talking points of political candidates, polling among registered voters in Virginia elucidated the effect of this discussion on voting behavior.

HIT Strategies in collaboration with Lake Research Partners conducted a poll for Intersections of Our Lives – a coalition of three women-of-color led national reproductive justice organizations – looking at the connections across Black, Latina/x, and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) women voters and their motivations and issue priorities in the 2024 election.

HIT Strategies partnered with Climate Power to conduct polling in six key states (MI, WI, AZ, NV, PA, GA) to better understand public opinion and potential messaging frames for the Biden Administration’s Clean Energy Plan, which includes legislation such as the IRA and IIJA.

In August 2023, HIT Strategies partnered with We Make the Future, ASO Communications, and Lake Research Partners to answer three research questions using quantitative and qualitative research.

HIT Strategies partnered with Climate Power to conduct polling in six key states (MI, WI, AZ, NV, PA, GA) to better understand public opinion and potential messaging frames for the Biden Administration’s Clean Energy Plan, which includes legislation such as the IRA and IIJA.

This past summer, NAACP sought to gain a nuanced understanding of Black voters’ political attitudes in order to mobilize them ahead of the midterms.

With crime rising as an issue priority among all demographics, HIT Strategies and Change Research developed messaging to lead on public safety and navigate crime issues ahead of the midterms.

This past summer, NAACP sought to gain a nuanced understanding of Black voters’ political attitudes in order to mobilize them ahead of the midterms.

In the July survey, SCOTUS approval numbers dropped significantly, following the decisions on Roe v. Wade and gun violence. President Biden’s and Congressional Democrats’ approval slightly increased since the previous poll.

The April BlackTrack Report highlights the survey’s top tracking questions related to President Biden’s Administration and Congressional Democrats’ job approval and performance. In the March survey, President Biden and Democrats’ job performance approval numbers remained steady among Black voters, retaining a supermajority in job performance approval. 

In the February survey, President Biden and Democrats’ job performance approval numbers remained steady among Black voters, retaining a supermajority in approval of job performance.

DC Justice Lab set out to gauge support for the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA) among voters in the District of Columbia. The RCCA aimed to modernize the District’s criminal code and establishes sentencing proportionate to the seriousness of crimes. HIT Strategies used a poll to quantify District voters’ attitudes.

Independent and young progressive voters believe hyper-partisanship is a leading cause of inaction in government and that Congress is “ineffective” because it’s beholden to wealthy donors and special interests.

In the December survey, President Joe Biden’s job performance approval numbers continued to decline among Black voters, including now older Black voters, a traditionally stalwart constituency.

The results of the November BlackTrack underscore the economic hardship many Black voters face and offer insight into Biden’s declining approval numbers among Black voters.

Welcome back to Millennial Monitor (+), a partnership between GenForward and HIT Strategies, generating and interpreting data on the policy views of young adults—Millennials (age 25-36) and Generation Z (age 18- 24).

The October BlackTrack Report highlights the survey’s top tracking questions related to President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ performance.

Like many U.S. cities over the last year, Atlanta has seen a marked increase in interpersonal violence. The City has also experienced waves of social unrest in response to police violence and misconduct. These together have called into question the presumption that increased policing and punitive approaches (jails and prisons), are effective responses to crime. HIT Strategies was commissioned to conduct this research on behalf of the Communities Over Cages Campaign to understand Atlanta municipal voters’ perceptions of safety generally and, more specifically, their attitudes toward closing the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC).

One goal of the September BlackTrack is to find out who are the unvaccinated Black voters and what it would take to get them vaccinated.

Rising Voices and HIT Strategies conducted a groundbreaking and expansive poll of Michigan’s AAPI and Middle Eastern communities. Surveyed in January before the Atlanta shootings, the data reveals critical demographic information, including the alarming rise of anti-Asian racism experienced by the survey’s respondents.

Black people continue to say that addressing racism and discrimination should be the number one priority for America’s leaders to address.

The following key findings are from focus groups conducted between January 17-31, 2021.

Black voters feel greater division toward Trump supporters than Republicans in general and Donald Trump, white supremacists, and Republicans are seen as the most responsible for the Capitol insurrection.

This is a National Survey of Black Voters that fielded from October 31 – November 5, 2020.

This past summer, NAACP sought to gain a nuanced understanding of Black voters’ political attitudes in order to mobilize them ahead of the midterms.

This past summer, NAACP sought to gain a nuanced understanding of Black voters’ political attitudes in order to mobilize them ahead of the midterms.

This past summer, NAACP sought to gain a nuanced understanding of Black voters’ political attitudes in order to mobilize them ahead of the midterms.