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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.

Election Day
Democracy and
Elections
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Energy and
Environment
Laughing Work Colleagues
Diversity and
Representation
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Technology and
Innovation

All Research

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Research Brief

How Hostility is Affecting Both Parties

November 30, 2023
Incidence of threats, harassment, and violence in politics is not going away and it’s affecting local leaders across the political spectrum.
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Research Report

Local Government Threats and Harassment Benchmarking Report

November 30, 2023
In the last three months, the rate of harassment of local officials has measurably increased. Incidence of insults, threats, and attacks have remained high.
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Academic Papers

Discounting constituent attitudes: motivated reasoning, ambiguity, and policymaker perceptions of constituent characteristics

October 31, 2023
By Daniel E Bergan, Hillary C Shulman, and Dustin Carnahan. Published in Human Communication Research.
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Research Brief

How local governments prioritize business development differently across communities

October 31, 2023
Local governments vary greatly across the United States in how much effort they make to attract business to their communities.
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Research Brief

The Cost of Local Government Leadership

September 26, 2023
Local elected officials are experiencing high rates of harassment and threats, especially women and minorities.
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