2024 Elections

In a new pairing between the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Museum of Art, students are learning how to develop human-centered experiences to guide public policy.

Ford School's Jonathan Hanson has been quoted in networks BBC News and MLive reflecting on the presidential campaigns of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. In recent media, Hanson highlights impacts on the 2024 elections in the areas of economic concerns, large political donations, and policy effects on the auto industry.

The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson has been commenting on the President's influence on the economy, the growth of the service economy, and the role union workers will play in the upcoming election.

Crime and safety tops the list of priority issues that Detroit residents want to see city officials address going into the November 2024 election, according to a survey conducted by the University of Michigan in partnership with Outlier Media.

All types of health care costs, and financial scams, rise to the top in University of Michigan study. More than half of the people who voted in the 2020 election were age 50 and older, making this age group a key demographic for candidates up and down the ballot.

Distrust in the political system is the most commonly cited reason that eligible voters in Detroit say they don't plan to vote in November, according to a University of Michigan survey.