Funds raised by the Mitofsky Award ceremony event support the enrichment of the archive and the cultivation of diversity and scholarship within the field of public opinion polling. Thank you, 2025 event sponsors! https://bit.ly/4iTagW6

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Board of Directors is pleased to cosponsor a special virtual panel with NYAAPOR on the role and impact of exit polls in understanding elections, Nov. 11th.

As a non-profit, we are grateful for the support of our member organizations. Please help us in welcoming our #NewMembers to #RoperiPoll: National Association of Manufacturers, New Mexico Highlands University, and GR Strategies.

This #VeteransDay, the Roper Center honors those who served. We've preserved 85+ years of data on public opinion on military service and veterans' issues. Explore our archives for insights into evolving perceptions.

There is no better resource for analyzing public sentiment or understanding the evolution of public opinion research than Roper iPoll and the Roper Center website: ropercenter.cornell....

Remembering Warren J. Mitofsky, a giant in the field. His commitment to excellence in polling frames the annual selection committee review process for the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research. Help us celebrate on Nov. 13! https://bit.ly/4iTagW6

Funds raised by the Mitofsky Award Ceremony Event support the enrichment of the archive and the cultivation of diversity and scholarship within the field of public opinion polling. Thank you, 2025 event sponsors! https://bit.ly/4iTagW6

Flashback Friday: Exit polls have evolved dramatically since the first national exit poll in the US was conducted in 1972 by Warren Mitofsky for CBS News. Dive into the archives to see our earliest data. What was the public saying then? ropercenter.cornell....

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Board of Directors is pleased to cosponsor a special virtual panel with NYAAPOR on the role and impact of exit polls in understanding elections, Nov. 11th.

“In general, would you describe yourself as a sports fan or not?” See how Americans have answered that same question for decades in this Roper Trend: https://bit.ly/4mQQJrp

It's Election Day! While 2025 is a quiet year, why not explore how groups voted in the past? One of our most utilized pages, find data from 1976 through 2024: ropercenter.cornell....

Asking critical questions and being skeptical in the pursuit of clarity is a fundamental aspect of the scientific approach. Such characteristics are on display in this piece written for @‌Forbes by past Warren J. Mitofsky award winner, Karlyn Bowman. https://bit.ly/49r3FRJ

The year was 1983, and 12% of those polled were most likely to give out MONEY to trick-or-treaters. 🎃🧛‍♂️🧚👸 Find insights like this, and more, from nearly a million questions in Roper iPoll. https://bit.ly/3LowXGD

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Board of Directors is pleased to cosponsor a special virtual panel with NYAAPOR on the role and impact of exit polls in understanding elections, Nov. 11th.

Pleased to share that the @aapor.bsky.social report looking at 2024 election polling is out now: aapor.org/wp-content/u...

Attention @Cornell community: Come enjoy refreshments, networking, and a live viewing of the “Election Night Analysis and Projections,” Roper Roundtable TOMORROW, Oct. 29, at 1 pm in 291 Clark Hall! Register: ropercenter.cornell....

New data provider in Roper iPoll! Afrobarometer, a nonprofit with headquarters in Ghana, is a pan-African, non-partisan survey research network providing reliable data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance and quality of life. ropercenter.cornell....

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Board of Directors is pleased to cosponsor a special virtual panel with NYAAPOR on the role and impact of exit polls in understanding elections, Nov. 11th.

Let’s celebrate the school year by highlighting the value of public opinion data for students and researchers. With Roper iPoll, users can easily search to learn more about how others think and feel. Educators will love our classroom materials: https://bit.ly/4cxxNdo

Roper Center and Digital Divide Data (DDD) agree that opportunity should have no boundaries. The two orgs have partnered for over seven years to help young professionals from low-income households increase their earning potential through data and technical skills development.

Throwback Thursday! Asked in August of 1945, “…living standards for the average worker in this country have improved a good deal. Who or what would you say has done most to bring this about?” https://bit.ly/4pTmVx1

Our Ithaca-based team made a trip to Indian Creek Farm to pick and paint pumpkins together, celebrating the fall season. Rozey’s pumpkin received the most votes for our favorite of the day!

The presentation of the 2025 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research will be hosted by the Associated Press in NYC on Thursday, Nov. 13th, 6 to 8 p.m. Ticket and sponsorship info, along with a list of current sponsors, are here: https://bit.ly/4iTagW6

Attention @research-and-innovation.cornell.edu community: Come enjoy refreshments, networking, and a live viewing of the “Election Night Analysis and Projections,” Roper Roundtable on Oct. 29 at 1 pm in 291 Clark Hall! Register: ropercenter.cornell....

We look forward to our Oct. 29th Roper Roundtable: "Evolution of Election Night Analysis and Projections," with Joe Lenski and Murray Edelman. What questions will you ask about elections and projections? Register: ropercenter.cornell....

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the amazing supporters nationwide, a record-breaking 1,098 backpacks were donated for the 2025 Cornell Elves Backpack Program! 🥳 🎉

Instant demographic #crosstabs, another excellent feature available to Roper iPoll subscribers. Contact us to learn more: https://bit.ly/3s47BV7

Kenneth Bancroft Clark (1914-2005), an influential psychologist and professor known for his “doll” experiments with wife, Mamie, on the impacts of racial segregation on attitudes on race in America, & one of our prestigious Pioneers of Polling: ropercenter.cornell....

With Autumn in the air, we begin looking forward to the annual Mitofsky award ceremony and event, this year at the AP offices in Manhattan on Nov. 13th. We thank our current sponsors and invite others to consider giving at https://bit.ly/4iTagW6

23 questions about Robert Redford in iPoll @ropercenter.bsky.social The first is a comforting reminder that in some ways we all share a reality; the second is a sad reminder that a lot of people have bad opinions.

Roper Center Data Curator Rozey Hill chats with a student at the Grad Connect ‘25 Graduate Resource Fair about employment opportunities and the powerful resource available to them through the Cornell University Library: Roper iPoll. ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll

Thank you for using Roper iPoll in your @‌ManagesHealthcareExecutive article, Briana Contreras! "COVID-19 reveals significant political polarization in public health, impacting vaccine attitudes and infection concerns among Democrats and Republicans."

Join Murray Edelman and Joe Lenski, the 2025 recipients of the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research, on October 29 at 1:30 PM ET for the next Roper Roundtable.

Want to get more out of Roper iPoll? Join us Sept. 18 at noon ET for a free webinar that dives into the advanced features of the platform. This webinar will introduce lesser-known capabilities of Roper iPoll for search, analysis, and collaboration.

The food delivery is at your door… now comes the question: how much do you tip? Check out what others said when @verasight.bsky.social recently asked, “How much would you tip a food delivery driver?” See the results below, and share your take on today’s tipping culture.

Here or there? @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy/@ssrsresearch.bsky.social asks, “When you think about your dream home, which…would you most like to live?...On the ocean, in the mountains, on a lake, in a city, in the desert?”

Read the newest edition of the Roper Center’s Data Dive Newsletter: bit.ly/DataDiveAug25

Throughout the summer, the Roper Student Scholars participated in weekly discussions with Roper Center Board members and other major figures in the field of public opinion research.

It’s the start of a new school year, and once again, we worked with the Cornell Elves Summer Backpack Program to provide supplies to two students at local schools. elves.cornell.edu/ba...

Have you tried out the Roper iPoll Custom Crosstabs tool? With Custom Crosstabs, users can stay in iPoll while they select and analyze variables. Check the box to filter your search for crosstabs, or look for the red custom crosstab icon! https://bit.ly/3NGysiG

Teach with Real Data: Public Opinion Materials for Educators! Want to make your classes more engaging and data-driven? The Roper Center offers a free collection of ready-to-use classroom materials to help students think critically. https://bit.ly/4cxxNdo

As a small non-profit, we are grateful for the support of our members. Please help welcome new members to Roper iPoll: Texas State Medical Library, @ttu.edu, United States Naval Academy, @tcpactionfund.bsky.social, @maastrichtu.bsky.social, TENT Partnership for Refugees, & Shook, Hardy, Bacon.

In August 1945, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing unprecedented devastation. Just one month later, NORC asked Americans: “In the long run, will people everywhere be better off or worse off because somebody learned how to split the atom?”

From the Director’s Desk The Roper Center is more than a data archive. It is, and has always been, a powerful engine for groundbreaking research. http://eepurl.com/jk... Jonathon Schuldt

The Roper Center is, and has always been, a powerful engine for groundbreaking research. Every day, our members generate fresh insights from surveys originally designed for other purposes. Get started or be in touch; ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/

The Roper Center’s collection of #electionpolling is the most comprehensive available. We've created a free finding aid for available demographics between 1972-2022. Download it & learn more in the Roper Center Election Polling Overview: ropercenter.cornell....

Join our Board of Directors at the presentation of the '25 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research to Murray Edelman and Joe Lenski, hosted by the @apnews.com in NYC on Thursday, November 13th, from 6-8 pm. https://bit.ly/4iTagW6

Faculty at our member institutions can now list Roper iPoll as a class resource in Canvas LMS using the VitalSource external tool. Contact your Canvas administrator for more details on how to integrate Roper iPoll into your student resource list today!

The Roper Center is, and has always been, a powerful engine for groundbreaking research. Every day, our members generate fresh insights from surveys originally designed for other purposes. Get started or be in touch; ropercenter.cornell....