Robert Griffin
Research Director
Democracy Fund Voter Study Group
Robert Griffin is the Research Director, and a participating author, for the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. He is the co-author and lead data analyst for the “States of Change” project — a collaboration between the Center for American Progress, demographer William Frey of the Brookings Institution, and the Bipartisan Policy Center. He also serves on the editorial committee of PS: Political Science and Politics, the journal of record for the American Political Science Association.
Before joining the Voter Study Group, Robert was the Associate Director of Research at the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), focusing on demographic change and American political behavior. He also served as a Director of Quantitative Analysis at the Center for American Progress. Robert has taught courses on research methodology, statistics, public opinion, and political advocacy for The George Washington University, Pennsylvania State University, and Loyola University Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in political science and research methodology from The George Washington University.
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June 15, 2020
Mayesha Quasem and Robert Griffin uncover a paradox between Americans' support for local COVID-19 restrictions and willingness to return to public life in the latest Nationscape data.
May 30, 2020
Dan Cox, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Robert Griffin, research director of Voter Study Group, examine Joe Biden’s prospects with black voters in this piece for The Washington Post.
May 29, 2020
John Sides and Robert Griffin of Voter Study Group examine the presidential preferences of older voters before and after the coronavirus outbreak in this Monkey Cage piece for The Washington Post.
May 22, 2020
Daniel Cox and Robert Griffin examine the latest Nationscape data, which shows areas of alignment and division of various faith communities with regard to restoring religious conventions during the pandemic.
May 21, 2020
Robert Griffin and Mayesha Quasem of Democracy Fund Voter Study Group examine assumptions underlying protests of pandemic restrictions in The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage.
April 2020
Parrish Bergquist and Robert Griffin examine how Americans' views on global warming have changed in recent years, and analyze the shifts in perception by political party and age.
April 8, 2020
In a new Washington Post op-ed, Robert Griffin, John Sides, and Michael Tesler examine Nationscape data and the shifting views on Asian-Americans in this era of COVID-19.
January 2020
John Sides and Robert Griffin analyze candidate favorability among today’s voters in light of past voting behaviors to understand the dynamics of election 2020.
December 6, 2019
Learn how Lynn Vavreck, Chris Tausanovitch, and their team of researchers at UCLA worked to ensure that their survey results reflect reality.
October 24, 2019
Robert Griffin's analysis of the President favorability ratings suggests that Trump is likely to have a difficult challenge in his bid for re-election.
October 17, 2019
New research from Robert Griffin suggests that early polling is becoming more accurate in its predictions, but it may be that voters are just making up their minds earlier.
May 2019
Robert Griffin gives an overview of how opinions have — or have not — changed during President Trump’s first two years in office and what voters are looking for in future candidates.
February 2019
Robert Griffin and Joe Goldman analyze how Americans' perceptions surrounding the Russia investigation have changed or remained unaffected as Robert Mueller appears to be winding down his examination.
September 2018
Robert Griffin and John Sides dispute claims that Americans experiencing economic hardship are President Trump’s base by using a detailed set of questions that measure “economic distress” rather than general views about the economy.
June 2018
Robert Griffin and Joe Goldman examine Americans' reactions toward the special counsel, Robert Mueller, and the Russia investigation.
December 2017
Robert Griffin’s report explores the recent increase in partisan switching and constructs a portrait of voters who changed their party affiliation in the 2016 presidential election.
September 2017
Robert Griffin's insights spotlight voter attitudes toward the new administration, the direction of the country, and other topics from Trump's first six months in office.
June 2017
Robert Griffin and Ruy Teixeira's report on the beliefs and attitudes that characterized Donald Trump’s supporters in 2016.