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The Washington Poll Non-partisan, academic survey research [ Box 353530 | Seattle, WA 98195 | 206.616.3584 | info@washingtonpoll.org ] |
A public opinion poll of registered voters in Washington state
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The Washington Poll is a non-partisan, academic survey research project sponsored by the University of Washington,
Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race & Sexuality. The principal aim of the survey is to collect and analyze
public opinion of registered voters in Washington state on an annual basis. The study will be fielded every year in
late October and contain questions on ballot initiatives, candidates, important political and policy issues of the
day, as well as viewpoints on social and economic indicators in the state.
The poll is a collaborative effort by academic researchers in the state of Washington, and is currently sponsored by the UW. Prof. Matt A. Barreto, Department of Political Science at UW, is the Director of the Washington Poll. Other collaborators on the poll include Christopher Parker, associate professor of political science at UW, John Gastil, professor of communications at UW, Cindy Watts, professor of health policy at UW, and Todd Donovan, professor of political science at Western Washington University.
The poll is conducted among registered voters, using a Washington state voter list and telephone interviewing is administered by the Washington State Survey Research Center, in the Political Science Department at UW.