The Washington Post-UMD Poll is an innovative tool designed to provide academics, students and members of the public with insight into both key races and the issues that matter to Maryland voters. The poll is conducted jointly by the Washington Post and the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement.
Recent work
2024 MD Issues Poll
- Full trend and details methods
- Published April 6, 2024: Poll: More Marylanders worried about cost of housing
- Published March 25, 2024: Crime becomes top voter concern in D.C.’s closest Maryland suburbs, poll finds
- Published March 21, 2024: After voting to legalize weed, Marylanders are mixed on impact, poll finds
- Published March 20, 2024: Post-UMD poll: GOP’s Hogan leads both Democrats in Maryland Senate race
2024 Jan 6 Poll
- Published January 4, 2024: A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, Post-UMD poll finds
- Published January 2, 2024: Republican loyalty to Trump, rioters climbs in 3 years after Jan. 6 attack
2023 Sports and Politics Poll (in partnership with Povich Center)
- Published November 11, 2023: Athletes’ advocacy for voting rights garners broad support, poll finds
- Published November 9, 2023: Americans are uneasy about Middle East sports push, Post-UMD poll finds
2023 Climate Poll
- Published October 10, 2023: Americans don’t hate living near solar and wind farms as much as you might think
- Published August 23, 2023: Democrats and Republicans deeply divided on extreme weather, Post-UMD poll finds
2021 Jan 6 Poll
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Published January 1, 2022: Republicans and Democrats still divided over Jan. 6 insurrection and Trump’s culpability, Post-UMD poll finds
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Published January 1, 2022: 1 in 3 Americans say violence against government can be justified, citing fears of political schism, pandemic
2021 Sports Poll
- Full trend and detailed methods
- Published April 2, 2021: Poll: Six in 10 parents say loss of sports affected kids' emotional wellbeing
2020 Voting Issues Poll
- Full trend and methods
- Published September 10, 2020: Most Americans want to vote before Election Day, a significant shift from previous years, poll finds
- Published September 28, 2020: Poll: USPS should be run like a public service, not a business, Americans say 2-to-1
- Published October 9, 2018: Gov. Larry Hogan leads Democrat Ben Jealous by 20 points, Post-U. Md. poll finds
- Published October 12, 2018: Poll: Maryland voters narrowly oppose Hogan's big plan for express toll lanes
- Published October 14, 2018: Post-U. Md. poll: Maryland parents say crowded classrooms are a problem
- Published November 12, 2018: Poll: Majority of Maryland voters favor legalizing sports betting
- Published June 5, 2018: Post-U. Md. poll: Jealous, Baker lead in Democratic race overshadowed by Hogan
- Published June 6, 2018: Marylanders are more liberal than Gov. Hogan. But they like him anyway.
- Published October 28, 2017: ‘It’s just messed up’: Most think political divisions as bad as Vietnam era, new poll shows
- Published March 26, 2017: Washington Post-University of Maryland poll of Maryland residents
- Published October 7, 2016: Washington Post-University of Maryland poll of Maryland residents
- Published April 2016
- Full trend and detailed methods
- "Racial split defines Md.'s hotly contested Democratic Senate primary", Washington Post, April 5, 2016
- Published October 17, 2015: Washgton Post-University of Maryland poll
- Full trend and detailed methods
- "One Governor's Extraordinary Year", New York Times, November 28, 2015
- Published May 29, 2015: U. Md. Maryland poll - Gov. Larry Hogan's agenda and politics
- Published January 9, 2015: Maryland 2014 governor's election
- Published October 14, 2014: Brown holds modest lead over Hogan in Md. Governor's race
- February 2014: 2014 Governor's race, health care law
