I am currently the Assistant Elections Analyst at Silver Bulletin where I work on the 2024 presidential election forecast. Check out our updaing forecast landing page here and check back soon for some examples of my work below.
I’m also a contributor at YouGov, where I write articles on American public opinon, design surveys, and create online survey methodology resources. You can find my page on YouGov’s website here. Below are excerpts from some of my most recent articles.
How question style can influence survey responses: the effect of multiple-select
“As with the experience and identity questions, Americans shown each drink in a separate question were more likely to say they had tried them than were Americans who were shown all 12 drinks in the same multiple-select question. For example, Americans in the single-select group (84%) were 10 percentage points more likely than those in the multiple-select group (74%) to say they had ever tried wine. There were similar differences in the estimates of adults who have tried drinks derived from single-select and multiple-select questions for beer (80% vs. 72%), liquor (80% vs. 69%), and champagne (76% vs. 64%).”
Americans’ opinions on state preemption of local laws are driven by partisanship
“However, both Democrats and Republicans think that the other party preempts local laws more often than they think their own party does. For example, 64% of Democrats believe that Republican state governments preempt Democratic local governments very or somewhat often, while only 32% of Republicans think the same. Similarly, only 37% of Democrats think Democratic state governments often preempt Republican local governments, compared to 67% of Republicans.”
