TrueViews Launch: Improving Voter-Centered Representation in Local Government

Do candidates seeking political office know what their constituents think and care about? A new resource developed by Harvard Law School’s Election Law Clinic and supported by the Local Politics Lab at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University provides new, granular data on public opinion in the United States. TrueViews can address misrepresentation and polarization by providing city leaders and other policymakers with precise insights into the policy preferences of their residents. The data platform can also bolster scholarly research on local politics.

TrueViews uses cutting-edge methodology to produce accurate estimates of public opinion in previously unavailable geographical snapshots, including by city or town, zip code, and even school district. Meet the faculty behind TrueViews as they discuss the use of state-, county-, and city-level public opinion data on key issues such as criminal justice, education, immigration, or taxes.

Co-sponsored by the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, and the Local Politics Lab at Harvard Kennedy School.