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The missing data point…is you!

The Polling and Open Data Initiative at the University of Washington is powered by a dedicated team that cares about generating, analyzing, and visualizing data for public use. If you are passionate about our mission, we are passionate about welcoming you.

Full Membership

 If you are an undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Washington passionate about our mission, we invite you to join us! We’re looking for students from all backgrounds and interests; we need writers, data analysts, communicators, event planners, and so forth. If you’re interested in open data, have a track record of delivering on projects, and want to execute projects in an open, creative, and collaborative environment, we’re looking for you.

Affiliate Membership

The Polling and Open Data Initiative at the University of Washington is powered by a dedicated team that cares about generating, analyzing, and visualizing data for public use. If you are a student, researcher, or other community member interested in helping us create and analyze public data, and not affiliated with the University of Washington, we encourage you to apply for affiliate membership.

Suggestions and Improvements

Our goal is to create statistically sound, meaningful, nonpartisan data that align with best practices. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestion for our methodology, practices, or statistical analysis, please visit the link below.

We will take every recommendation into account and aim to respond to all questions and concerns within 2-3 days. Thank you in advance for your help, suggestions, and interest in our work.

Faculty & Affiliate Advisory Committee

PODUW seeks faculty and affiliates to join our Faculty & Affiliate Advisory Committee. If you are a faculty or staff member, or researcher affiliated with a university or research institution, and are interested in supporting our mission, please reach out below.