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2024 Election

Launching our newest project:

The Stanford-MIT Elections Performance Central project was developed to address the challenges facing election administration in the United States during the 2024 election. Through academic research, the project also aims to promote best practices to ensure American elections can proceed with integrity and equal access.


 

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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 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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