Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

“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

📰Ben Rossi, at @‌MaristCircle provides a great recap of our most recent Roper Roundtable. bit.ly/3PzRPgL

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!

The award is the association’s lifetime achievement award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of public opinion research. Congratulations! @‌KFF

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.

As you walk to the exhibit hall to join us for lunch, find the Elmo Roper @‌AAPOR Walk of Fame star honoring our founder and one of the Pioneers of Polling. #AAPOR2026

It’s that time of year when we get to pick the brains of the greatest minds in survey research and public opinion! Find representatives from the Roper Center team in the exhibit hall between sessions. Booth 302! #aapor26

90% of Americans had a favorable view of Bill Cosby in 1997. That dropped to 45% in 2014. I wonder what it is today. *Those polls came from the Roper Center, which I, like anyone who loves public opinion, uses every day and is invaluable.

We are proud to announce our Andrew Kohut and W.E.B. Du Bois summer scholars, who will advance research on political behavior, inequality, global influence, and healthcare data. Learn about our student community at bit.ly/3OXk87X. @AAPOR @cornellilr @cornellgov @uicsoc

Public opinion shapes policy, trust, and institutions. The @RoperCenter for Public Opinion Research names its 2026 student scholars advancing research on political behavior, inequality, global influence, and healthcare data. Read more: bit.ly/4dhDMoW @Cornell

Listen to the new Cross Tabs Podcast with Farrah Bostic and our Director of Data Operations and Communications, Kathleen Weldon. Find your preferred listening platform: bit.ly/4rQzWay

Presenting the 2026 Warren J. Mitofsky Awardee: Scott Keeter, Senior Strategic Advisor, @pewresearch bit.ly/3QV4XNE @Cornell

The very first Earth Day was declared in 1970. What were the top environmental concerns then? With more than 26,000 questions and nearly 4,000 datasets on the topic of “environment,” supporting members can use Roper iPoll to search and explore! ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll

TODAY - 2 PM ET - Join our Roper Roundtable with journalists Nathaniel Rakich, Ariel Edwards-Levy, and Philip Bump! bit.ly/4t3f291

Indicate to your prospective funders that you’re prepared to preserve by writing the Roper Center into your grant proposal. Contact us for more details and to learn about our success stories.

Private and public foundations increasingly require that data collected under funding agreements be archived for long-term preservation. The Roper Center is the ideal place for public opinion and sentiment data. ropercenter.cornell.edu/contact-us

Thanks to the Cornell Chronicle for detailing our upcoming (4/14) Roper Roundtable featuring journalists Philip Bump, Nathaniel Rakich, and Ariel Edwards-Levy. Learn more and register! bit.ly/4dcHzEy @aedwardslevy @pbump @baseballot

@DickinsonCol Want to schedule your own visit from a Roper Center expert or get a quick refresh on Roper iPoll for your class? Just ask! bit.ly/3ZzIkig

Our Director of Data, Kathleen Weldon, recently participated in @DickinsonCol Channeling Policy Into Politics event: bit.ly/4cw4oCg

We're pleased to be co-sponsoring the next @RoperCenter Roundtable on April 14 at 2 p.m. ET, "Exploring Relationships Between Journalism and Public Opinion," with @aedwardslevy, Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) and Philip Bump (@pbump). Register here: ropercenter.cornell.edu/events/roper-r…