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Click the image to read the latest brief co-authored by IGS Co-Director Cristina Mora, Ethnic Studies Associate Professor Nicholas Vargas, and UC Berkeley undergraduate researcher Guadalupe Garcia Lopez with UCLA's Latino Policy & Politics Institute, examining the gender gap among California Latino voters on immigration, the Trump agenda, and democracy.

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This week the Institute of Governmental Studies will be conducting another of its periodic polls of the California public about major political and public policy issues facing the state. It is a legitimate non-partisan poll sponsored by the University that is carried out by distributing email and text invitations to a carefully constructed random sample of the state’s registered voters. Data collection will continue through Monday, September 21. Click to learn more.

Berkeley News spotlights IGS Co-Director Mora's new book

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September 17, 2026

Sep 17
Los Angeles Times covers UCLA LPPI and Berkeley IGS Poll findings on the political divide between young California Latinas and Latino men

September 13, 2026

Sep 13
The Modesto Bee covers UCLA LPPI and Berkeley IGS Poll findings on the political divide between California's Latina and Latino voters
Sep 13
Parriva covers UCLA LPPI and Berkeley IGS Poll findings showing California Latinas are more progressive than Latino men across immigration, democracy, and Trump agenda issues
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Berkeley IGS Poll in Progress this Week (Sep 15 - Sep 21)

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Berkeley IGS Poll in Progress this Week (August 3 - August 10)
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