How is the data collected?
Since September 2022, we’ve partner with YouGov to recruit a wide sample of participants from across the Unites States. We currently field the survey to 1,000 unique respondents each week.
In addition to the core questions we ask each week, we often include sets of questions designed by other political science researchers who apply for survey time on our panel (see our Request for Proposals).
Who are the respondents?
The respondents are paid survey takers from the YouGov survey platform.
You can find the list of demographic variables we collect at this link.
What is the Polarization Research Lab?
The Polarization Research Lab is a research group and resource hub dedicated to applying science to the study of polarization and democracy.
Who funds your work?
The Polarization Research Lab is supported by the:
Can I use your data?
Yes; all of our data is open to the public.
We humbly ask that you cite our lab if you use our data in your work. You can cite us with:
How can I check on what you’re doing?
In the spirit of open science and peer review, we provide open access to all the code used for the production of our public goods – so that other researchers can use our resources as well as monitor our work.
The code for our public dashboards can be found on Github.
