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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 Report and Interactive Website: Empirical Analysis of Ranked Choice Voting Methods

IMD is excited to announce that our study of Ranked Choice Voting is now complete.…

Research Opportunity: K-12 Math & Civics Education

The Institute for Math & Democracy is looking to hire students for the position of…

IMD Affiliate and High School Researchers Studying Bloc Voting

Last summer, as part of IMD’s high school summer research program, Dr. Jennifer Wilson (The…

Report Published on Utah Ranked Choice Voting Pilot

Dr. Alan Parry and Dr. John Kidd, IMD affiliates and professors in the Department of…

IMD Affiliates Launch New Electoral Reform Organization

IMD affiliates Dr. Wesley H. Holliday (University of California, Berkeley) and Dr. Eric Pacuit (University…

Student research at IMD is supported by Wellesley College, including the Science Center Summer Research Program and the Sophomore Early Research Program. We would also like to thank the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Program, the McNair Scholars Program, and the Brachman-Hoffman Fellowship Program for supporting research and inclusive excellence at Wellesley.

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