Home of Roper iPoll, the world’s largest public opinion data archive, with survey data from more than 150 different countries from 1935 to today.
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Data literacy – the ability to find, analyze, interpret, and describe data – is essential for academic and career success. Find lesson plans and curriculum aligned with AP course requirements, as well as public tools from the Roper Center: bit.ly/4cxxNdo
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Roper’s Associate Director Brett Powell joins the program at CESSDA 50 Future-ready social science: Data, policy, and impact conference as a panelist in the Landscape - Future-Ready Together: Bridging Research and Policy session, June 18, 2026, at 9:15 am cessda.eu/50/Session-sid5568
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Never-before-seen data from top Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg! Download reports and banner books from his US work for Bill Clinton and Al Gore, as well as his political surveys in Bolivia, Israel, and Vienna!
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How have summer vacation preferences, travel budgets, and popular destinations shifted over the decades? You can find answers to your questions in Roper iPoll: bit.ly/4a4W7Ub
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Survey data helps us understand troop morale, combat readiness, and post-war expectations among WW2 soldiers. Explore one of the earliest and largest uses of survey research in wartime history and more via our Featured Collections: ropercenter.cornell.edu/amer…
#WW2 #DDay
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Our collection of over 25,000 public opinion datasets spans the globe! The interactive map on our site makes searching easy and provides direct links to the data. Check it out: bit.ly/3gfZYQ1
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New to the archive - five surveys from George H.W. Bush’s 1988 Presidential election campaign! bit.ly/4obYNWc
Get a behind-the-scenes look by viewing these datasets, including questions testing VP picks.
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Our lead engineer, Gene Wang, will be presenting at #IASSIST26, “Tackling Data Archival and Management using a Centralized System.” Learn more: bit.ly/3RU2rHU
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Thank you to everyone who visited us at #AAPOR26.
We enjoyed meeting new friends, catching up with familiar faces, and learning about what’s new in survey research and data collection.
To keep up with us throughout the year, join our newsletter! bit.ly/3RtoCVn
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Be sure to include the Roper Center as your designated long-term data repository in your grant proposals to formalize your Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP). Need help? Start here: bit.ly/4ey3MNS
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“Those polls came from the Roper Center, which I, like anyone who loves public opinion, use every day and is invaluable.” Harry Enten, @CNN
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New Pioneers of Polling to add to your collection: Jean G. McDonnell Converse and Philip E. Converse. Learn about these trailblazers from the Roper Center: bit.ly/4tc6vQN
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Congrats Aidan Milliff and Paul Staniland/@UChicago on the new book bit.ly/4d7kXUe, using USIA/IIPO surveys from 1959-2001 as part of a review of Indian opinion from the 50s to today. View the USIA data in Roper iPoll: bit.ly/4ncxQBc
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Did you miss our last Roper Roundtable with journalists, Ariel Edwards-Levy, Philip Bump, and Nathaniel Rakich? Never fear and find the recording here! bit.ly/41GoJ1B
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As we commemorate #MemorialDay, we remember those who served our country. Public opinion data can offer insights into how Americans have viewed military service, veterans, and national security over time. bit.ly/3EgdeWx
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“The Roper Center's iPoll archive made accessing fifty years of public opinion surveys on voting behavior, political identity, and civic engagement remarkably straightforward." - Jacob Bastian, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, @RutgersU University
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📰Ben Rossi, at @MaristCircle provides a great recap of our most recent Roper Roundtable.
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Spring 🌱 is all about new beginnings, and at the Roper Center, we’re celebrating the newest members of our community with a special giveaway! bit.ly/4nI8c7t
Follow us, Like this post & Comment below to enter!
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Last week, Roper Center advocate and past Warren J. Mitofsky Award recipient, Mollyann Brodie, was recognized with the 2026 AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement.
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The award is the association’s lifetime achievement award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of public opinion research.
Congratulations!
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