Data Donations and Political Blind Spots: Examining Bias in Combined Survey and Social Media Trace Data

• In Event: Measurement in Public Opinion Surveys

Brief Overview

We use a novel dataset combining survey responses and social media trace data, collected in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Our work explores biases in data donation and its impact on key political science insights.

Authors

• Melina Much, New York University

• Kylan Rutherford, New York University

• Joshua A. Tucker, New York University

• Jonathan Nagler, New York University