Public Opinion Lab

The Tufts Public Opinion Lab (TPOL) is dedicated to studying contemporary controversies in American public opinion using quantitative data analysis. 

If you are a student interested in joining the lab, click here for more information. To be eligible to join, students must have at least completed the Political Science Research Methods course (PS 103).

Research Published by TPOL Members

published in the journal Political Behavior in 2023

published in PS: Political Science & Politics in 2024

published in PS: Political Science & Politics in 2022

TPOL Working Papers

Stacked or Subordinate? Exploring the Relationship between Rural and Partisan Identities

Asher Smith and Thomas Hershewe

Policy over Persona? Evaluating the Effects of a Trump Endorsement on Voter Perceptions in a General Election Scenario

Scott Blatte, Danielle Piccoli, and Matt Zachem

Emphasizing Family as a Campaign Tactic: Voters’ Perceptions of Candidates’ Gender and Families

Zoe Kava and Dahlia Lyss

Abortion on the Ballot: How Personal Views of Abortion Impact Motivations to Vote

Sara Kessel, Jael Strell and Safi Chalfin-Smith

The Impact of a Candidate’s Gender and Sexuality on Vote Choice: Analysis of a Conjoint Experiment

Kathleen Lanzilla, José Martinez, and Aadhya Shivakumar

Policy versus Party: An Analysis of Partisan Support for the Green New Deal

Bennett Fleming-Wood, Josh Hochberg, Yonatan Margalit, and Emma Winey