American Communities Project

Bringing back manufacturing jobs was a critical promise of Trump's 2024 campaign. So far they haven't returned. That could have big impacts for 2026 especially in Great Lakes states such as Michigan in the blue-collar suburbs. americancommunities.org/manufacturing-…

For more than a decade, Texas has been one of the biggest swing-state mirages in partisan politics. Will 2026 be different? The data from the primaries say maybe. americancommunities.org/what-the-texas…

This month's @AmCommPro newsletter. What unites Americans? How many Americans actually know a journalist? Why have Trump's approval numbers dropped? mailchi.mp/fe80e627ce52/w…

The 60 Percent Country — And Why Neither Party Can Reach It open.substack.com/pub/chucktodd/…

Looking for something that unites a divided country? Anti-establishment populism. americancommunities.org/despite-nation…

As Journalists Are in the Crosshairs, What Do People Know About Who They Are and What They Do? americancommunities.org/as-journalists…

In this month's @amcommpro newsletter. Attitudes on race and immigration, rising unemployment and a key US House race in Michigan. mailchi.mp/e8dcd8356d51/v…

As February approaches, a look at how different communities view race and racism. americancommunities.org/how-views-on-r…

How people feel about citizenship for long-term undocumented immigrants. americancommunities.org/surprising-con…

Americans may be divided on how to handle some parts of immigration, but there is surprising consistency on a path to citizenship for long-term immigrants in all sorts of communities americancommunities.org/surprising-con… pic.twitter.com/KEtG0TbwZa

Across the nation how Americans feel about inflation, gun and religion and what they know of the first year of the second Trump admin. mailchi.mp/daee7b8e400d/t…

More Gen-Zers are abstaining from alcohol, as this new article shows: usatoday.com/story/life/hea… .@amcommpro looked at drinking habits by geography in January 2025: americancommunities.org/during-dry-jan…

New from the @AmCommPro for Christmas week, how people feel about religion and practice their faith across the 15 community types. americancommunities.org/americans-iden…

One year into Trump 2.0, Americans are largely tuned in to what the WH is doing - setting the stage for what could be a consequential 2026. americancommunities.org/what-do-americ…

Concerns about crime are much smaller than you might expect in most communities. americancommunities.org/perception-gap…

Inflation has been the top issue in the @AmCommPro survey for three straight years, but the pains aren’t the same everywhere. Rural communities are feeling it worse, including those with large Black and Hispanic populations. americancommunities.org/how-americans-…

.@Dchinni on @amcommpro's key survey findings around hope for the country's future and inflation and AI worries: wzmq19.com/news/355665/ne…

An incisive analysis of the @AmCommPro / @Ipsos latest poll from The Liberal Patriot: liberalpatriot.com/p/hope-fear-an…

What can you learn at a college football tailgate? It's one of the few places where red and blue America intersect. youtu.be/lyqyszHlTuo?si… So the @AmCommPro sent local reporters to tailgates around the country to get thoughts on education, DEI and AI. americancommunities.org/tailgate-talk-…

This fall the @AmCommPro sent local reporters to college football tailgates across the country - from greater Philly to LA - to get people's thoughts on the value of a college degree, the meaning of DEI and the impact of AI. americancommunities.org/tailgate-talk-…