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Learn More Who We Are The leading association of public opinion and survey research professionals. The AAPOR community includes producers and users of survey data from a variety of disciplines. Our members span a range of interests including election polling, market research, statistics, research methodology, health related data collection and education. Membership in AAPOR is all about opportunity – the opportunity to learn from a diverse group of leaders in the survey and public opinion research field, the opportunity to network and exchange knowledge and the opportunity to improve how survey research is conducted and disseminated. Learn More Latest Announcements Apr 29 Meet the 2024-2025 New Executive Council Members Dear Colleagues, The 2024 AAPOR election closed on April 19th, with 25.76% of ‎eligible AAPOR members having voted. Please join me in congratulating our new Executive Council members whose terms begin next month:‎ Vice President/President-Elect Jordon Peugh, SSRS Associate Secretary-Treasurer Tamara Terry, RTI International Councilor-at-Large Dawn Nelson, US Census Bureau… Keep Reading Apr 12 Meet the 2024 Award Winners Mar 05 Call for Student Volunteers View Past Announcements AAPOR Journals AAPOR produces several journals/publications for professionals in public opinion and survey research to assist in your continuing education in the field. View Publications BECOME A MEMBER Interested in election polling? Market research? New methods for the collection of qualitative and quantitative data? Join AAPOR today! Join AAPOR Member Spotlight "The exchange and collegiality among AAPOR members builds a certain synergy that advances research and professional development in the areas of survey and public opinion. That is why AAPOR is my professional home." Nancy Mathiowetz, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Member Spotlight I became a member of AAPOR more than 20 years ago, primarily to advance my own career. I CONTINUE to be a member of AAPOR to help advance the survey and public opinion research field.” Robert Santos, The US Census Bureau Member Spotlight My membership in AAPOR is vital in maintaining regular contact with our professional colleagues from around the nation and in keeping up to date with the latest developments in public opinion and survey research.” Jon Cohen, SurveyMonkey Member Spotlight "The quality of a survey is best judged not by its size, scope, or prominence, but by how much attention is given to [preventing, measuring and] dealing with the many important problems that can arise." What is a Survey?”, American Statistical Association Member Spotlight "It is our members’ professionalism, experience and dedication to excellence that makes AAPOR a leader in enhancing and promoting the public opinion and survey research industry." Nancy Mathiowetz, AAPOR President, 2007-08 EXPLORE AAPOR AFFINITY GROUPS QUALPOR QUALPOR is intended for any AAPOR member who is managing, conducting, or has an interest in qualitative research methods. The purpose of this group is to advance the discipline of qualitative research within AAPOR by offering a forum in which AAPOR members can share best practices, exchange resources,… Learn More Affinity Groups Black and African American Public Opinion Research BAAPOR brings together AAPOR members, opinion research professionals, and scholars to: Advance the study and exploration of the attitudes and opinions of Black, African American, and African diaspora populations—including, but limited to, those who identify as Black and biracial/mixed race or ethnicity, Afro-Latino/a/x, Afro-Caribbean and African; Help advance and… Learn More Affinity Groups Survey Research Teaching Affinity & Interest Group The Survey Research Teaching Affinity and Interest Group is intended for any AAPOR member who teaches survey research, including members who both teach within and outside of formal academic settings. The goal of the group is to advance and improve survey research pedagogy by providing a forum where teachers of survey research can discuss… Learn More Affinity Groups HISP-AAPOR HISP-AAPOR is an AAPOR affinity group, first formed in 2016 by Ana Gonzalez-Barrera and Rob Santos. HISP-AAPOR is formed by AAPOR members who are of Hispanic-origin or are interested in Hispanic research topics. The purpose of the group is to identify meaningful ways to increase the Hispanic presence in the survey… Learn More Affinity Groups Establishment Survey Affinity Group The purpose of the ESRA Group is to provide a community of scholarship for those engaged in survey research where the unit of analysis is other than an individual or a household. Learn More Affinity Groups AAPI Research & Affinity Group AAPI Research & Affinity Group is a newly formed AAPOR affinity group formed by AAPOR members who are of Asian-American or Pacific Islander-origin or are interested in AAPI research topics. Learn More Affinity Groups GAAPOR GAAPOR (a clever mishmash of Gay and AAPOR) is a social affinity group for LGBTQ AAPOR members and their friends. Its primary activity is an annual dinner on Friday night of the AAPOR conference, held in a gay restaurant or other eatery in the conference city’s gayest neighborhood. Some years… Learn More Affinity Groups 1436 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 [email protected] | 703-827-1887 Make a Donation © 2024 American Association for Public Opinion Research. All Rights Reserved. Home Terms and Conditions of Use Privacy Policy Site Map Website designed and developed by Ironistic. 2019 Presidential Address from the 74th Annual Conference David Dutwin May 2019 Many of you know me primarily as a methodologist. But in fact, my path to AAPOR had nothing to do with methodology. My early papers, in fact, wholly either provided criticism of, or underscored the critical value of, public opinion and public opinion polls. And so in some respects, this Presidential Address is for me, completes a full circle of thought and passion I have for AAPOR, for today I would like to discuss matters...