Opportunities for research in mathematics and democracy abound. Students and scholars who are affiliated with the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy are engaged in a number of projects ranging from applications of abstract mathematical methods in voting theory to the history of political quantitative literacy in education.
If you are a student or a researcher who wants to join our team or are looking for project ideas for yourself or your students, please contact us. We have ongoing or planned projects in
- Advanced mathematical methods in voting theory
- Apportionment and power structure analysis
- Geometry of gerrymandering
- New methods in social choice theory
- Mathematics of social media and voter manipulation
- Mathematics of social modeling algorithms
- Analysis of election, census, and other data sets
- Education and political quantitative literacy
New Gerrychain Data Resource Available
IMD Affiliate Ellen Veomett and her students have made a data resource for running gerrychain …
IMD Affiliate and Summer Research Students Complete Paper on “Bloc Voting on Single-Peaked Preferences”
IMD Affiliate Jennifer Wilson, along with students Serena Pallan and Alice Park and graduate assistant…
Electoral Innovation Lab: 2026 Summer Fellowship Program
The Electoral Innovation Lab is seeking 3-5 summer fellows to work on civic technology, policy…
Apply Now: 2026 IMD Summer High School Research Program
Every year, IMD runs an online six-week summer research program for advanced high school students,…
IMD Team Shares RCV Research in The Conversation
IMD team members Ismar Volić, Andy Schultz, and David McCune recently authored an op-ed for…
IMD High School Summer Researchers Release Research Papers
Two of our outstanding IMD high school summer researchers have released research papers, which are…
