
Series
The Suburbs Project
What is the key to victory in 2020? The suburbs. In 2016, Donald Trump became President because he won the suburbs. In 2018, Democrats carried the House because they won the suburbs. As go the suburbs in 2020, so goes the White House, Senate and House.
Third Way launched a new project focused on understanding the complexity of the suburbs and how to build on recent progressive gains in these communities that tip the electoral scales. We are focusing public opinion research on these pivotal voters—with an eye to the battleground states that determine majorities—to understand how they are viewing the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, and the political landscape, as well as the messages and issues that are resonating with them.
Team
Video
Published August 26, 2020
The suburbs are not what Trump thinks
Memo
Published August 19, 2020
•13 minute read
Taking on Trump: It’s the Economy and COVID-19, Stupid
Presentation
Published August 21, 2020
Battleground Suburbs Economic Recovery Survey
Polling
Published August 19, 2020
Toplines: Battleground Suburbs Economic Recovery Survey
Blog
Published August 8, 2020
•11 minute read
2020’s Uncharted Territories: Small Suburban Counties that May Determine the Election
Third Way in the news
The Guardian
Trump and the suburbs: is he out of tune with America's increasingly diverse voters?
Third Way in the news
CNN
Trump's message collides with diversifying suburbs
Third Way in the news
NPR
Fueled By Suburbs, Democrats Are Poised For Gains In Key States, Analysis Finds
Memo
Published July 31, 2020
•11 minute read
Democrats Are on Track to Win Decisive Battleground Suburbs They Lost in 2016
Memo
Published July 28, 2020
•14 minute read
20/20 Vision: What It Will Take to Close the Sale in the Suburbs
Memo
Published July 13, 2020
•12 minute read
What Can We Learn from Bellwether Counties in Swing States?
Third Way in the news
McClatchy DC
This study shows why Midwest suburbs are pivotal for a Biden victory
Report
Published July 10, 2020
•16 minute read
In the Midwest, Dem Districts are Marching to the Suburbs
Third Way in the news
Washington Post
Black voters are also suburban voters
Memo
Published April 8, 2020
•3 minute read
The 10 Must-Know Facts Defining America’s New Suburban Majority
Press Release
Published January 6, 2020