A vision for a depolarized United States
The Welcome Democracy Institute works to strengthen American democracy by encouraging pragmatic political leadership, solutions-oriented leadership and independent political participation through research, convenings, strategic communication and voter engagement.
Recent Analysis
Congressional Competitiveness Index (CCI)
The CCI is a new and expanded report that builds on the “Conceding Democracy” series, which analyzes the races across the country where the parties aren’t seriously competing.
COMING SOON
The Depolarizers Podcast
It’s the most common gripe about American politics: why is everything so polarized, and how do we fix it? While pundits frequently talk about polarization, few focus on identifying and replicating success stories in reducing polarization. In The Depolarizers, a new podcast series from Welcome Democracy Institute, Lauren Harper Pope dives into the history of polarization and the people dedicated to moving past our era of intransigence. Each podcast explores a theme of polarization, interviewing a political professional and an academic expert. The Depolarizers will go deep with the political professionals who make decisions that influence polarization and seek to engage with all aspects of the academic literature.
