MIT Election Lab
By applying scientific principles to how elections are studied and administered, MEDSL aims to improve the democratic experience for all U.S. voters.
- If you've been following along with our precinct project work, you may have already seen that we've uploaded four more states to our 2024 precinct-level dataset! Louisiana, Idaho, Hawaii, and Wyoming are now live. You can find the full dataset on our GitHub: buff.ly/gxPObXI
- ICYMI: The Elections Group is hosting a phenomenal panel discussion tomorrow (1/22) focused on the challenges of election funding (and what successful solutions might look like). Don't miss out! More info & registration available here:
- Final reminder! Proposals for our grant supporting research on voter registration and list maintenance are due TODAY, January 16. The RFP will turn into a pumpkin at midnight; don't miss out. More info & form to submit are on our website:
- We're hiring! Our team is searching for a new research associate to support research in the Lab. An ideal candidate might be someone who is just graduating & wants to see what a research environment is like before going on to graduate school. Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/fJpIeSt
- Don't forget: proposals for our new grant supporting research on voter registration + list maintenance are due by Friday, January 16! Review the RFP or submit your proposal here:
- Election friends, the MIT Election Lab team will be stepping away from our screens for some R&R until January 5. We wish you all a peaceful close to 2025; see you in 2026!
- Don't forget: the clock is ticking on our RFP supporting research that aims to improve voter registration systems + list maintenance practices! Proposals are due Jan. 16; optional letters of intent due by Dec. 15. More info on our website:
- Come work with us! We are looking for ✨TWO✨ new folks to join our team this winter: a project manager to ensure our trains run on time, and a communications associate to grow our outreach efforts. More info available on MIT's career portal, linked below:
- We're thrilled to be launching a new grant opportunity for election researchers & practitioners, aimed at improving the security, accuracy, and accessibility of voter registration systems + list maintenance practices. Find the full RFP along with more details on our website: buff.ly/YYouOTp
- Don't miss this great new tool from the folks over at the Election Law Program: an enormous database pulling together election statutes, regulations, advisory opinions, and related material from all 50 states, letting you search them all in one spot. Check it out now and bookmark it for later!
- We've just added another four states to our 2024 precinct-level dataset; if you've been waiting for AR, WA, WI, or UT, the wait is over! Plus, ICYMI: last week we added 7 additional states. Find them all on our GitHub: buff.ly/Rk069z8
- Voter registration lists require constant maintenance. To keep them accurate, election officials rely on a number of data sources, but it gets particularly tricky across state lines. We looked at a few ways states have been meeting this challenge by sharing data with each other: buff.ly/u6kG7il
- Data geeks! We've just added a ton of new states to our 2024 precinct-level dataset. Check out the new states or catch up on our GitHub:
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- Election geeks, if you haven't heard, the annual ESRA conference is looking for hosts for the 2026 and 2027 conferences! More info available on their site; a great chance to show off your center &/or state:
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- If you've been following our precinct-level data closely, you might have noticed some updates last week! We've now added Hawaii, New Mexico, and Kansas to the 2024 dataset. Check out all of our available states on our GitHub: buff.ly/k6S0zTU
- 🚨Last chance!🚨 Our webinar all about the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Election is happening TODAY, 7/28, at 1pm ET! Don't miss out; register to join us now: buff.ly/8G8ET5G
- Election friends, have you signed up for our webinar tomorrow? Join our director from 1-2pm ET tomorrow, July 29, as he leads a tour through the 2024 SPAE data & what it shows us about voters' experiences. Register today:
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- Have you registered for our webinar on Tuesday, 7/29 yet? If not, block off your calendar for 2pm ET and join our director for a deep dive into how Americans voted in 2024, and how those voters experienced the 2024 election process. Don't miss out; sign up today! buff.ly/sfETWgb
- ICYMI: Earlier this week, we released the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Even better: we're hosting a webinar next Tuesday, 7/29 at 2pm ET all about it! Learn more and register today:
- How did voters experience the election process in 2024? Our latest report details our findings from the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Elections; you can find it (and the data behind it!) on our website now: buff.ly/40I25IF
- Looking to learn more about our newest report + data from the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Elections? Join our webinar on July 29 at 1pm ET to hear directly from our director, Charles Stewart. Register today: buff.ly/vE4J11N
- Good morning election friends! We've just launched the 2024 report + data from the Survey of the Performance of American Elections, which examines voter experiences from the perspective of voters themselves. Find it here: buff.ly/F3OWNkP
- Good morning, election data nerds! Here's a Monday morning present for you: we've finished updating our county-level presidential election results dataset to include 2024. The full dataset (covering 2000-2024) is now available on our Dataverse: buff.ly/eUGYc1h
- Don't miss out on today's EAC Election Data Summit! Tune into the panels and hear from election officials, academics, and others as they discuss new data and innovative research on election administration: buff.ly/eNqkpQb
- Attention election data geeks! If you missed it earlier this week, we're here to remind you that the U.S. EAC has released the 2024 EAVS report. Dive into the data and get your weekend reading material here: buff.ly/udX7kHb
- Hot off the presses! Our team's just published a paper examining the accuracy of vote counting in 2020, using a nation-scale dataset painstakingly compiled from postelection audits. tl;dr: Americans' votes were counted correctly in 2020. Full details:
- Another day, another state added to our 2024 precinct-level election dataset! We've just added Kentucky to the dataset; too late for the Derby, but hopefully right on time for you to use in your analysis & research! Find all of the data here: buff.ly/2l4Oh0i
- Eagle-eyed followers might have noticed that our map of precinct data has a few updates! We've now added Florida and South Carolina precinct data to our repository. Check them out, and stay tuned for a few more states that we're juuuuuuust about to finish: buff.ly/2l4Oh0i
- Today we have *two* graphs of election administration data to update you on Wisconsin's spring election. 1st: our usual absentee visual, updated through today. 2nd: a look at counties' proportions of absentee ballots for 2025 vs. 2023. See the alt-text or visit buff.ly/envT3fn for more info!
- In Wisconsin's spring election this year, 408k absentee ballots have been returned so far. Visit buff.ly/QniyKcO to see more of our work tracking election administration data.
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- Are you following the spring Wisconsin election? So are we! Here's a reminder that we are posting regular updates as we track election administration data over at buff.ly/AA0x5RK. For more info on what we're doing, check out our blog post: buff.ly/Bdvv85q
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- ICYMI: we're tracking interesting data from a few state elections this year, starting with Wisconsin! The Badger State's begun absentee voting for its spring election; here's a look at what the ballot numbers so far look like compared to 2023:
- There's no federal election this year, but elections are still happening! WI kicks off early voting for a spring election today, and more states have elections later this year. We'll be following a few & providing data updates; read our blog for more info! buff.ly/EfttUMM
- 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: buff.ly/4jSaoqR
- As we finalize our post-election report, don't miss our look at how long it took to count the vote in 2024, and how that compared to 2020:
- Our friends at @electionsvoting.bsky.social have officially launched the results of the 2024 Local Election Official Survey! Check it out for an unparalleled look at how election officials are doing, organizational challenges they face, and voter experiences:
- Heads up, election geeks! Read this sneak peek, and mark your calendars for next week's launch from @electionsvoting.bsky.social:
- 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. buff.ly/40RFgQS
- 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: buff.ly/4jwRvtg
- ICYMI: We're looking for a research associate to join our team! Spread the word, or learn more and apply:
- 🚨GIG ALERT🚨: We are hiring! We're looking for a research associate to join our team. This is an ideal position for a new graduate interested in elections & wanting to gain research experience. Spread the word, or learn more and apply:
- Our staff here at the MIT Election Lab will be enjoying a well-deserved break over the holidays, resting up to bring you more data and new analyses as soon as we come back. Wishing you a happy new year -- we'll see you all in 2025!
- 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: buff.ly/3DDMaQc
