About:

Dr. Christopher P. Borick is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. He is a nationally recognized public opinion researcher, who has conducted over 350 large-scale public opinion surveys during the past quarter century. The results of these surveys have appeared in numerous periodicals including The Wall St Journal, New York Times and Washington Post. He has also provided analysis for the BBC, National Public Radio, PBS, MSNBC, CBS News and NBC Nightly News. During his career he has conducted surveys for a variety of government agencies and organizations including the Center for Disease Control, PBS, The Wisconsin Department of Commerce, the Oneida Indian Nation, The U.S. Department of Labor, and Habitat for Humanity. He is co-director of the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment (NSEE), and has served as President of both the Wisconsin Political Science Association and the Pennsylvania Political Science Association. He has government experience at both the federal and local levels, including positions with the Internal Revenue Service and Monroe County Pennsylvania Planning Commission. He has published over fourty articles and four books in the area of public policy, public opinion and environmental policy.

Relevant Media

• “Local expert discusses race for Pa.’s 1st Congressional District” on WFMZ 69 News
• “Suburban Philadelphia Voters Surge With Verve to Oust Trump” on NBC Philadelphia
• “Who will decide the election? It may come down to Pennsylvania seniors” in Fortune
• “An Election Day Upset Hangs on Donald Trump’s Formidable Ground Game” in Time
• “Pollsters reevaluated technique after 2016 election” in the Daily Item
• “Democrats still outnumber Republicans in Pa. but GOP has closed the gap” on PennLive
• “Women In Philadelphia Suburbs Emerge As Key Voter Bloc In Swing State Of Pennsylvania” on WBUR
• “Biden has slim edge in Pennsylvania but Trump can’t be ruled out” on AlJazeera
• “After 2016, pollsters express confidence and cite lessons learned” on PennLive
• “People from N.J. and N.Y. keep moving to this Pa. swing county. What does it mean for its politics?” on Lehigh Valley Live
• “Presidential campaign contributions illustrate how Northampton County is up for grabs in 2020” in Lehigh Valley Live
• “US Elections: How Biden flipped battleground Pennsylvania” on AlJazeera
• “How hate for Trump may have triumphed over love for Biden — and Trump” on the CBC
• “Joe Biden appears to have flipped Northampton County, a key Pa. bellwether, from Donald Trump. Here’s how he did it” on The Morning Call
• “The Polls Underestimated Trump — Again. Nobody Agrees on Why.” in The New York Times

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