Research Assistant, Survey Center on American Life
Dana Popky is a research assistant for the Survey Center on American Life at the American Enterprise Institute. She works with AEI senior fellow Daniel A. Cox compiling and analyzing polls on a variety of contemporary political and social issues. Before coming to AEI, Dana worked at Pew Research Center analyzing media coverage of President Biden in his first 100 days, and measuring religious restrictions around the world. She graduated from Tufts University with degrees in International Relations and Religion and a minor in Spanish.
Recent reports
Politics, Sex, and Sexuality: The Growing Gender Divide in American Life
In American society, the debate over the degree to which men and women are different continues to serve as a cultural and political flash point. While some differences between men…
Public Places and Commercial Spaces: How Neighborhood Amenities Foster Trust and Connection in American Communities
Acknowledgments The Survey Center on American Life of the American Enterprise Institute is grateful to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its generous support of the American…
recent blogs
Diversity and Disconnection
American social life is undergoing momentous changes. We have fewer close friends than we used to have. More Americans are single or living by themselves. We are less apt to…
Recent Commentary
October 28, 2024Daniel A. Cox
Are Young Men Really Going to Vote for Donald Trump?
Young men are leaning towards Trump in recent polls. Are the polls accurate?
October 16, 2024Daniel A. Cox
All the single ladies are backing Kamala
Unmarried women make up a whopping 25% of the electorate — and that’s bad news for Donald Trump.
August 28, 2024Daniel A. Cox
Kamala’s Gen Z problem
In the 48 hours after Kamala Harris announced her run for president on July 21, nearly 40,000 people registered to vote on vote.org — 83% of whom were under 35.
July 15, 2024Daniel A. Cox
The GOP is Poised to Make Gains With Young Voters
Of the many ways that Donald Trump has scrambled the country’s political demography, none is more surprising than the way he changed the GOP’s relationship with young voters.