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Kathy Frankovic

Kathy Frankovic has worked with YouGov since 2008, when she first hired the company to help CBS News make estimates of Electoral College results. She has been a consultant to the company since 2010, with responsibility for the Economist/YouGov Poll. She spent most of her career as Director of Surveys and Producer at CBS News, retiring after more than 30 years there in 2009.

Kathy is a leading expert in public opinion polling both in the U.S. and internationally. She received both the AAPOR Achievement Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement and the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research. Besides consulting on the Economist/YouGov Poll, she has been an election and polling consultant for CBS News, Harvard, and many other research organizations.

She speaks and writes internationally about public opinion research, journalism, and elections as an invited speaker in Italy, Jordan, Hong Kong, Manila, Mexico, Lisbon, Chile, the Republic of Georgia, India, and many other places. She has served as President of both AAPOR and WAPOR. She is now a member of the ESOMAR Professional Standards Committee.

She received an A.B. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in political science from Rutgers University. Before joining CBS News, she taught political science at the University of Vermont, and has also held visiting professorships at Cornell and at the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Articles by Kathy Frankovic

Nearly half of Americans say the economy is getting worse, more than ever before under Biden

Nearly one half (46%) of Americans say the economy is getting worse, the highest percentage so far in President Joe Biden’s presidency.
One in three Americans would take a government shutdown over an increase to the debt ceiling

Many Americans are ready to see their federal government shut down, rather than see the debt ceiling raised.
Few Americans object to the large Capitol Police presence and fencing at a protest

Americans’ attitude to police preparation for Saturday’s rally is a big shift from their view of Jan. 6 preparedness.
Most Americans support asylum only for Afghans who helped the U.S. military

This week’s Economist/YouGov Poll finds major differences in Americans’ willingness to accept Afghan refugees, depending on whether they helped U.S. troops during the war.
How views on COVID vaccination have caused divides in American families and friendships

Some vaccinated people are no longer associating with unvaccinated friends and family members.
Americans are more likely to see the U.K. and Australia as allies, less so for France

While many Americans see France as an ally to the U.S., even more see the U.K. and Australia as allies.
One in four Republicans think Donald Trump is likely to regain the presidency in 2021

That's more than twice the share of Democrats and Independents.
Americans generally approve of Biden’s new vaccine mandates

About six in ten adults nationally support vaccination mandates for medical providers, members of Congress, and teachers.
A week after Biden’s approval hit an all-time low, it bounces back slightly

More Americans still disapprove (48%) than approve (44%) of how he is handling his position as president.
Americans who have experienced extreme weather are more likely to link it to climate change

In the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, just about half the country claims to have experienced at least one of the dramatic weather events of the ...

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