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RESEARCH
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CivicPulse is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization generating data and insights about a wide range of issues faced by local and state governments in the United States. Our nationally representative survey panels include elected officials, department heads, and civil service staff representing town, city, county, and state governments across America.

Research Programs

While CivicPulse's surveys and analyses cover a wide range of topics, we bring particular attention to four research programs. For a fuller list of topics CivicPulse has previously covered, please see the topics dropdown in the “All Research” section below.

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All Research

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Research Brief

Vaccine mandates uncommon for most local governments

October 28, 2021
A new survey from CivicPulse shows that fewer than 5% of local governments have implemented a vaccine mandate for their employees.
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Academic Papers

What influences attitudes about artificial intelligence adoption: Evidence from U.S. local officials

October 18, 2021
By Michael C. Horowitz and Lauren Kahn. Published in PLOS ONE.
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Research Report

IT Trends in Local Government: A National Survey of Local Decision Makers

September 29, 2021
 In July 2021, CivicPulse surveyed a national sample of 584 local government officials to identify trends in IT in the wake of Covid-19 and to better understand their priorities looking ahead to 2022.  
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Academic Papers

Do Policymakers Listen to Experts? Evidence from a National Survey of Local and State Policymakers

September 26, 2021
By Nathan Lee. Published in American Political Science Review.
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Research Brief

Problem or solution? Cybersecurity and cloud-based “software as a service” in local government

August 30, 2021
CivicPulse fielded a survey of 584 local government leaders involved in IT decision-making in July 2021 and conducted eleven in-depth...
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