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Charles Franklin is a Professor of Law and Public Policy at Marquette Law School, where he also serves as Director of the Marquette Law School Poll, a position he has held since its founding in 2012. He joined the faculty full-time in 2013 after previously serving as a visiting professor.
His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Franklin is a nationally recognized scholar in public opinion, political methodology, and elections. His research focuses on partisanship, U.S. Senate elections, and public attitudes toward the Supreme Court. He has published extensively in major journals and contributed to significant book chapters on political behavior and judicial politics.
The publications attributed to him reflect a strong emphasis on empirical analysis of political trends, particularly in electoral behavior and polling accuracy. His work bridges academic research and public engagement through data visualization and real-time election analysis.
- Warren J. Mitofsky Innovators Award (2006)
- Lasting Contribution Award, APSA Law and Courts Section (2009)
- Featured in New York Times Magazine's Year in Ideas (2007)
- Cited by Edward Tufte for election visualization (2008)
- Named one of Time magazine's 50 Best Websites (2008)
Franklin has advised major media outlets, notably serving on the ABC News election night analysis team since 2002. He co-founded Pollster.com in 2005, which was later acquired by the Huffington Post in 2010. He has been involved in high-profile polling efforts, including the Big Ten Poll in 2008, and served on the Board of Overseers of the National Election Study for eight years. He is a past president and elected fellow of the Society for Political Methodology.
He leads the Marquette Law School Poll, the largest independent polling project in Wisconsin history, which has accurately tracked public opinion in major elections and policy debates.
