Politics Shaking hands may be the next partisan divide in Washington state The latest Crosscut/Elway Poll shows a sharp split on party lines toward the state’s pandemic response, including how people feel about greeting one another. by H. Stuart Elway / April 28, 2021
Equity Recent protests revive push for WA to speed up police reform Nearly two years after voters approved I-940, training lags while investigations into police-involved killings face scrutiny. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / August 25, 2020
Politics 2020 election polls weren’t as wrong as you think An explanation of why you should not use polls to predict the future, plus other advice from an expert pollster. by H. Stuart Elway / November 13, 2020
Opinion What 2020 taught us about Washington’s partisan divide We surveyed a lot of Washingtonians of all political stripes last year. This is what their answers told us. by H. Stuart Elway / January 12, 2021
Inside Crosscut New poll illustrates the depth of Washington's political divide Ahead of midterm elections, the director of our Crosscut/Elway Poll walks us through which issues are driving each party. by H. Stuart Elway / October 4, 2022
Politics Despite talk of a 'red wave' in WA, our polls showed otherwise The majority of national polls predicted that the most contentious races were going to be close. And boy, were they. by H. Stuart Elway / November 16, 2022
Politics Poll: Seattle voters split on Mayor Harrell’s performance so far Respondents named homelessness most often as the criterion used to evaluate the new mayor. by H. Stuart Elway / May 2, 2022
News How Seattle activists helped stop Amazon in NYC The company reversed course on Thursday, citing opposition to its plan for a new headquarters in the city. by Jason Buch / February 14, 2019
News NW’s largest e-recycling business was a fraud, rules federal judge The owners of Total Reclaim promoted themselves as responsible recyclers. A federal investigation found otherwise. by Jason Buch / April 23, 2019
Environment Sea lions and orcas battle it out in Puget Sound The fight for Northwest salmon pits sea lions against orcas, salmon, fishermen and almost everyone else. by Jason Buch / September 6, 2018