GIG ALERT: Come work with us! We are looking for a research director to join our team ASAP; this position is a great fit for a PhD/ABD interested in helping manage a lab & contributing to a range of academic projects. More info & application are available: https://buff.ly/3WBO8aE
MIT Election Data and Science Lab
Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1,300 followers
We apply scientific principles and new research to the practice of democracy in the United States.
About us
By applying scientific principles to how elections are studied and administered, MEDSL aims to improve the democratic experience for all U.S. voters.
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https://electionlab.mit.edu/
External link for MIT Election Data and Science Lab
- Industry
- Research
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Elections, Democracy, and Political Science
Locations
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77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Employees at MIT Election Data and Science Lab
Updates
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Happy Friday, election geeks! We're showing our love for you today by bringing you not one but TWO new states, just added to our 2024 precinct election data: https://buff.ly/4jRvky2
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Heads up, election geeks! Read this sneak peek, and mark your calendars for next week's launch from Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC)
2024 EVIC Local Election Official (LEO) Survey: "Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows" - Exclusively from Votebeat by Jessica Huseman "The survey by the Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC), released exclusively to Votebeat, shows that most election administrators would not recommend the job to their own child." Lots more on the EVIC 2024 Local Election Official Survey in this in-depth piece, including infographics and comments from research team: EVIC Founder and Director Paul Gronke (Reed College) and EVIC Research Director Paul Manson (Portland State University - Center for Public Service) EVIC's full report on the 2024 Survey results will be released on January 6th. https://lnkd.in/gk2hKT3z
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Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that we've added another state to our 2024 precinct-level election dataset! Stay tuned for more: our team is working full steam ahead on a bevy of new states, coming soon. https://buff.ly/4hcOOLU
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Did you know that we're up to six completed states so far in our work to clean & publish precinct-level 2024 election return data? The team's on a roll! Check it out & keep track of our progress: https://buff.ly/4fpEX3v
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