Faculty, centers, and programs at the Eagleton Institute study how American politics and government work and change, and analyze how the democracy might improve. The Institute welcomes entrepreneurial thinkers who develop new knowledge about emerging topics and themes.
Complete public data archive of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Founded in 1971 at the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, the statewide telephone survey measures public opinion about politics and policy in New Jersey.
Read MoreYoung Elected Leaders Project (YELP) research archive. The Center for Youth Political Participation project tracks candidates and office holders at the state and congressional level.
Read MoreComplete ECAG research archive exploring the varied roles, powers, and legacies of governors in the United States.
Read MoreWith this database, the Eagleton Science and Politics Initiative presents the first iteration of a publicly accessible national inventory of elected state legislators with scientific, engineering and healthcare training.
Read MoreThis research provides information about the women in the 2020 presidential election, a history of women running for president and vice president and information about voter attitudes towards a woman president.
Read MoreThe CAWP Women Elected Officials Database contains entries for more than eleven thousand women officeholders dating back to 1893 when the first woman was elected to statewide office.
Read MoreComplete archive of CAWP research and research by CAWP scholars that addresses emerging questions about American women's political participation.
Read MoreIn his next book, "Stars and Shadows: The Politics Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama," Professor Saladin Ambar explores the role public friendships across racial lines have played in shaping American democracy. Ambar's narrative weaves the story of how friendship's performance throughout America's history has expanded the boundaries of who could be considered an intimate, a citizen, and ultimately, an equal. Publication is scheduled for June 2022.
Read MoreStay up-to-date on the current governors throughout the country.
Read MoreThe Rutgers-Eagleton Poll is a statewide telephone survey that measures public opinion about politics and policy in New Jersey. Surveys examine everything from job approval ratings for presidents, governors and senators to attitudes regarding property taxes, public corruption, homeland security and a host of other issues.
Read MoreWomen hold less than one-third of all state legislative seats, as they do at every level of office we study, from Congress to municipalities. To learn more, check out CAWP's Women in State Legislatures 2022 fact sheet
Read MoreThis report, "Anti-Semitic Disinformation," studied online dissemination of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories.
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