Scott Keeter to Receive 2026 Mitofsky Award
The Board of Directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University is pleased to announce that Scott Keeter, Senior Survey…
Greenberg Political Polling Collection: 125 Survey Reports Now Available in Roper iPoll
The Roper Center has completed initial processing of the Stanley B. Greenberg Political Polling Collection, making 125 survey reports from Greenberg polls…
New Pioneers of Polling Recognized
Philip E. Converse and Jean G. McDonnell Converse were pioneering scholars who helped shape the modern study of public opinion, survey research, and…
Leading journalists to discuss how polling shapes news coverage at Roper Roundtable
WATCH THIS ROUNTABLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhiENePXW_g When major news stories break—from elections to policy debates—journalists often…
Call for Nominations: The Roper Center’s 2026 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…
Call for Applications: Summer 2026 Roper Center Student Scholar Programs
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University is now accepting applications for its Summer 2026 Student Scholar Programs - two…
Roper Center Publishes New Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
Greetings from the Cornell University campus in Upstate New York.The Board of Directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research adopted an …
African Data at Roper Center
Roper is proud to announce two new data providers: Afrobarometer, the leading source for cross-country comparative data from African countries, and the…
From the African People: Development and Democratic Will
By: Duke MwedziThe introduction of a new presidential administration has brought with it a flurry of executive orders. Among them was an order “…
Roper Center announces 2025 student scholars advancing public opinion research
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, located at Cornell University, has named the recipients of its 2025 summer student scholarships,…
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…