---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Research team Jocelyn Kiley, Director, Political ResearchSteven Shepard, Associate Director, Political ResearchHannah Hartig, Senior ResearcherBaxter Oliphant, Senior ResearcherGabe Borelli, Research AssociateAndrew Daniller, Research AssociateAndy Cerda, Research AnalystJoseph Copeland, Research AnalystShanay Gracia, Research Analyst Ted Van Green, Research Analyst Communications […]"
date: "2025-10-30"
authors:
  - name: "Steven Shepard"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Politics"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/steven-shepard/"
  - name: "Andy Cerda"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andy-cerda/"
  - name: "Joseph Copeland"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/joseph-copeland/"
  - name: "Ted Van Green"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/ted-van-green/"
  - name: "Shanay Gracia"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/shanay-gracia/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/10/30/political-parties-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Partisanship & Issues"
  - "Political Parties"
  - "U.S. Elections & Voters"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

#### Research team

Jocelyn Kiley, *Director, Political Research*
Steven Shepard, *Associate Director, Political Research*
Hannah Hartig, *Senior Researcher*
Baxter Oliphant, *Senior Researcher*
Gabe Borelli, *Research Associate*
Andrew Daniller, *Research Associate*
Andy Cerda, *Research Analyst*
Joseph Copeland, *Research Analyst*
Shanay Gracia,* Research Analyst*
Ted Van Green, *Research Analyst*

#### Communications and editorial

Nida Asheer, *Senior Communications Manager*
Mithila Samak, *Communications Associate*
David Kent, *Senior Editorial Specialist*
Mia Hennen, *Editorial Assistant*

#### Graphic design and web publishing

Peter Bell, *Associate Director, Design and Production*
Alissa Scheller, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*
Reem Nadeem, *Digital Producer*

#### []Methodology

Andrew Mercer, *Senior Research Methodologist*
Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Senior Panel Manager*
Dana Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*
Arnold Lau*, Research Methodologist*

In addition, former Director of Political Research Carroll Doherty contributed as an editor on this report.

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