The Citrin Center x Politico (August 2025)

The California Issues Survey comprised twin public opinion studies of the California electorate and policy influencers in the State of California, fielded by TrueDot, the AI-accelerated research platform, in collaboration with POLITICO, the Citrin Center for Public Opinion, and the Possibility Lab at UC Berkeley. The study, made possible in part with generous support from the California Constitution Center, was conducted between July 28 and August 12, 2025. The sample of 1,445 registered voters was selected at random by Verasight, with interviews in English and Spanish, and included an oversample of Hispanic voters.The policy influencer study was conducted from July 30 to August 11, among 512 subscribers to POLITICO

Follow these links to stories covering our poll:  Playbook: How Gavin Newsom took over your X feed  Poll: California Democrats like Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in 2028  Exclusive polling: CA Dems like Newsom over Harris in 2028  In: EV incentives. Out: Sales mandates.  Newsom goes all-in for Texas Hold’em  Poll: California voters back independent congressional maps, complicating Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push  Playbook: Buttigieg responds to Gaza criticism  Texas maps trigger Democratic discord  ‘We can’t stand back’ — Gavin Newsom launches California gerrymander campaign  The other bills keeping lawmakers up at night  Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California’s Democratic gerrymander  California Republicans on AI Jerome Powell’s High Wire Act Sacramento Takes Its Gerrymandering Bow Trump ICE Raids Backfiring Redistricting and ICE Raids Support For Campus Diversity Sputtering Poll on Healthcare for California Immigrants Can Dems Talk Their Way Out of the Wilderness Californian’s Relationship With High Speed Rail Why Voters Still Support a Rail Project They Don’t Expect to be Finished Democrats Fear ICE Impersonators Threaten Women’s Safety With Harris Out, Porter Has the Edge

Look out for updates on this innovative survey comparing registered voters and policy influentials in California on our website, citrincenter.berkeley.edu