Spring 2022 University of Akron Bliss Institute Poll

Based on the 2022 University of Akron Poll, this report covers Ohioans' views on party control of the federal and state government, and underlying factors associated with such views.  The poll was conducted by the Center for Marketing and Opinion Research for the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron.

Political Polarization in Ohio: 2022 Election
Presented by Dr. John Green (Apr. 28, 2022)

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Party Control in the 2022 Election

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Polls/Surveys

• University of Akron Bliss Institute Poll (Baseline for the 2018 Election): Poll finds voters nearly evenly divided in partisan terms as the 2018 campaign enters it final weeks. See the highlights or download the full report (PDF).
• Humanist Survey (2018): Survey Results 
• 2016 Election Polls
  • Clinton leads, but Democrats want Biden to run (Aug. 5, 2015): Poll Findings
  • Strong support for Trump among republican primary voters (Aug. 4, 2015): Poll Findings
  • 2015 Ohio Presidential Politics (Akron Buckeye Poll): Poll Findings
  • 2015 Ohio Ballot Issues (Akron Buckeye Poll): Poll Findings
• Tea Party Research (Oct. 2011): Survey Findings
• Cleveland Plain Dealer Opinion Survey (Oct. 2011): Poll Findings
• American Humanist Survey (Dec. 2011): Survey Findings

Book Archive

• Machine Politics, Sound Bites and Nostalgia, copyrighted (1993) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• The State of the Parties (First Edition), copyrighted (1994) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• The State of the Parties (Second Edition), copyrighted (1996) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• The State of the Parties (Third Edition), copyrighted (1999) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• The State of the Parties (Fourth Edition), copyrighted (2003) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• The State of the Parties (Fifth Edition), copyrighted (2007) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• The State of the Parties (Sixth Edition), copyrighted (2011) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• The State of the Parties (Seventh Edition), copyrighted (2014) and posted by permission of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.