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2025 Elections

New Elections; New Data

The Stanford-MIT Elections Performance Central project was developed to address the challenges facing election administration in the United States during the 2024 election. While 2025 is not a federal election year, we are continuing the work we started last fall: following and reporting on election administration data in a few key states with elections on the calendar this year.

 

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By applying scientific principles to how elections are studied and administered, MEDSL aims to improve the democratic experience for all U.S. voters.

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Using data-driven scientific analysis, we strive to better understand how elections function in the U.S. Read more about our core research, and keep up to date with our newest projects.

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Our Data

Our lab is a clearinghouse for data sets that can fuel studies on elections and how they're conducted. Here you'll find our portal for election data and research tools produced by us and others.

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Find information about our latest work, cutting-edge analysis and research from our network, and learn more about what's new in election science.

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