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title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. 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 […]"
date: "2026-06-10"
authors:
  - name: "Jocelyn Kiley"
    job_title: "Director, Politics Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jocelyn-kiley/"
  - name: "J. Baxter Oliphant"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/baxter-oliphant/"
  - name: "Hannah Hartig"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/hannah-hartig/"
  - name: "Gabriel Borelli"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/gabriel-borelli/"
  - name: "Andrew Daniller"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andrew-daniller/"
  - name: "Steven Shepard"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Politics"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/steven-shepard/"
  - name: "Ted Van Green"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/ted-van-green/"
  - name: "Andy Cerda"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/andy-cerda/"
  - name: "Shanay Gracia"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/shanay-gracia/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/06/10/typology-2026-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Partisanship & Issues"
  - "Political Issues"
  - "Political Typology"
  - "Politics & Policy"
  - "U.S. Elections & Voters"
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# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.

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*
Shanay Gracia, *Research Analyst*
Ted Van Green, *Research Analyst*

#### Methodology

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

#### Communications and editorial

Nida Asheer, *Senior Communications Manager*
DeVonte Smith, *Communications Associate*
Maya Pottiger, *Communications Associate*
David Kent, *Senior Editorial Specialist*

#### Graphic design and web publishing

Peter Bell, *Associate Director, Design and Production*
Reem Nadeem, *Digital Producer*
Seth Rubenstein, *Head of Engineering*
Christopher Baronavski, *Lead Engineer – Editorial Content*
Nick Zanetti, *Associate Engineer*
Robert Hampton, *User Experience Specialist*
Andrea Caumont, *Associate Director, Digital Outreach*
Claire Dannenbaum, *Associate Social Media Editor*
Jess Ludwig, *Head of Product Management*
Shannon Greenwood, *former Digital Production Manager*
Alissa Scheller, *former Senior Information Graphics Designer*

We appreciate the contributions of Scott Keeter, Senior Survey Advisor at Pew Research Center, who gave valuable feedback on this project. Illustrations by Allie Sullberg.

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