Political Analytics is a one-day conference at Harvard University featuring top minds from media, politics, and academics. We are starting an exciting conversation about the growing role of data and analytics in determining the winners and losers in politics. This unique event will highlight and showcase how emerging forms of analytics are changing the way we understand politics in the 21st century.
Political Analytics was originally created in 2016 by Ryan Enos and Kirk Goldsberry. It was relaunched in 2025 with two days of events on Sept. 25-26, organized by Ryan Enos, Liberty Vittert Capito, and Scott Tranter.
Coverage of Political Analytics 2025 can be found here. Video of the September 26 panels can be seen on the CAPS YouTube channel.
More information about the recent and previous Political Analytics conferences can be found on the dedicated website: POLITICAL ANALYTICS 2025.
Video of past conferences and other CAPS events
Political Analytics Conference, Nov. 16, 2018:
Video links below also include Hackathon Presentations & Lightning Talks
Intro & Panel 1: Measuring & Mapping the Midterms
Panel 2: Tech Firms, Misinformation, & Moderation
Panel 3: Data Journalism in the Midterms
Panel 4: Gerrymandering: Data and Fairness
Political Analytics Conference, Mar. 31, 2017:
Intro & Panel 1: Maps, Graphics, and Analytics
Panel 2: The Big Boards on Election Night
Panel 3: Digital Media, Technology, and Analytics
Panel 4: Forecasting (preceded by Hackathon presentation)
Panel 5: Identity Politics: What’s Next? (preceded by Hackathon presentation)
Panel 6: Analytics and Campaign 2016 (preceded by Hackathon presentation)
Panel 7: News Media 2016: What Happened? (preceded by Hackathon presentation)
Political Analytics Conference, Apr.1, 2016:
Panel 1: Mapping the Electorate
Panel 2: Recapping the Primary
Panel 3: Predicting November
Panel 4: Academic Presentations on Cutting-Edge Research in Analytics
Panel 5: The State of Political Media
Panel 6: Lightning Talks
Tocqueville Lecture with Bruce Western and Stephen Tourlentes, Feb. 17, 2016
Launch Event for Anti-Slavery and Anti-Segregation Petitions Digital Archive, Oct. 27, 2015