Roper Center announces 2025 student fellows advancing public opinion research
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, located at Cornell University, has named the recipients of its 2025 summer student fellowships,…
Edelman and Lenski Receive 2025 Mitofsky Award
Edelman and Lenski’s decades of innovation in exit polling have transformed how the public understands elections in the U.S. and around the world. Their…
Welcome to the Newest Data Providers and Members
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is pleased to announce the latest additions to its growing network of data providers and members that…
Roper Welcomes Stanley Greenberg Papers and Polling Collection
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is proud to announce the arrival of the Greenberg Papers — a major new collection of political polling that…
Explore the Most Important Problem Dataset with Laron Williams at the Roper Roundtable on May 7
On May 7th at 1:30 PM ET, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research will host a Roper Roundtable featuring Laron Williams, Frederick A. Middlebush…
Welcoming New Data Providers and Members
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is thrilled to announce the newest additions to our growing community. With every new data provider and…
Call for Nominations: The Roper Center’s 2025 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research
An annual award of The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University The Roper Center’s Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in…
Announcing our newest inductee in our Pioneers of Polling collection, Toshio Yatsushiro! Learn more about Yatsushiro’s incredible life and contributions to the field of opinion research here:
Toshio Yatsushiro, Ph.D. (1917–2015) was born in Hawaii to Japanese immigrant parents. He had a long career that spanned sociology and anthropology in…
Roper Center Fellowship Opportunities - Apply by March 14, 2025
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is now accepting applications for two prestigious, funded fellowships in the fields of public opinion and…
Public Opinion on Hong Kong’s Precarious Future in 1997
By Samuel Liu (PhD Candidate, Department of Government)[1]The July 1, 1997 sovereignty transfer of Hong Kong from the U.K. to China transformed the last…
The Second Release of the Most Important Problem Dataset (MIPD): Key Features and Innovations
By Tevfik Murat Yildirim and Laron K. Williams 1 IntroductionThe question of ‘what is the most important problem (MIP) facing the…
Public Opinion and Policy Implications of Student Loan Debt Forgiveness in the U.S.
By Nia Holland2024 W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow 1. Introduction and significanceAfter the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, or the GI Bill, was signed…
Polling and Voter Registration Events
In the leadup to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, in conjunction with Cornell’s Einhorn Center for…
AAPOR Announces Nancy J. Belden as the Recipient of the 2024 Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement
AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement is the Association’s lifetime achievement award and is given for an outstanding contribution to…
Roper Center Board of Directors Announces Winner of 2024 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research
The Board of Directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University is pleased to announce Michael Traugott, Professor Emeritus…
Updates Released to Roper iPoll
On Saturday, March 30, Roper Center will release a set of updates to Roper iPoll. Updates include enabling user collaboration without leaving the iPoll…
Roper Center Attends PLA 2024 Conference
The Roper Center will be attending the PLA 2024 Conference at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH.PLA’s biennial conference attracts 5,…
Campaign Weathervane Released
We’ve launched a free educator’s resource in Campaign Weathervane: https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/campaign-weathervane/ Every election is…
The Threats They Didn't See
On June 7th, 2008, Hillary Clinton suspended her first campaign for president, conceding the Democratic primary to Barack Obama. Obama’s nomination was…