Natalie Jackson, PhD, has spent nearly two decades developing extensive expertise in political polling, methodology, and how voters experience politics. Prior to joining GQR, she led polling and research teams in the nonprofit, media, and academic spaces at PRRI, JUST Capital, The Huffington Post, and Marist College. She has also held adjunct teaching positions at American University and Marist College.
At GQR, she has conducted election polling in all types of races and has worked on congressional and senate campaigns, including with the Senate Majority PAC. Her issue experience includes work on democracy, the economy, crime, and reproductive and LGBTQ rights for clients such as the National Women’s Law Center, Issue One, and the Dignity of Work Institute. She has also done branding and policy work in the health care space with Cooper University Health Care and a variety of interest groups. Her extensive methodological expertise means that she will do the highest quality work, supported by solid research, and will find the best solutions for even the most challenging work.
Natalie is from rural Texas, went to college at West Texas A&M University, then received her PhD in political science from the University of Oklahoma and was a postdoctoral associate at Duke University. She writes a weekly column on data politics called Leading Indicators for National Journal