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Institute for Mathematics and Democracy

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IMD conducts and supports education and research at the intersection of mathematics and democracy.

Call for papers: Mathematical and Computational Democracy IMD affiliates Kristopher Tapp and Ellen Veomett are guest editors of a special issue of La Matematica, the Official Journal of the Association for Women in Mathematics. Visit our website to find out how to contribute.

Inst_Math_Dem's tweet image. Call for papers: Mathematical and Computational Democracy

IMD affiliates Kristopher Tapp and Ellen Veomett are guest editors of a special issue of La Matematica, the Official Journal of the Association for Women in Mathematics. Visit our website to find out how to contribute.

Help us in welcoming our new 2025-2026 IMD Fellows and Research Students!

Inst_Math_Dem's tweet image. Help us in welcoming our new 2025-2026 IMD Fellows and Research Students!

IMD High School Program Alums Win Carnegie Young Leaders Fellowship to develop a project that combines approaches from both math and political science to determine if voting districts fairly represent voters. Read more about the program here: mathematics-democracy-institute.org/imd-high-schoo…

Inst_Math_Dem's tweet image. IMD High School Program Alums Win Carnegie Young Leaders Fellowship to develop a project that combines approaches from both math and political science to determine if voting districts fairly represent voters.

Read more about the program here: mathematics-democracy-institute.org/imd-high-schoo…

New Report and Interactive Website on Empirical Analysis of Ranked Choice Voting Methods In 2024-25, a team of IMD researchers analyzed approximately 4,000 real-world ranked ballot elections. Learn more about the report here: mathematics-democracy-institute.org/empirical-anal…

Inst_Math_Dem's tweet image. New Report and Interactive Website on Empirical Analysis of Ranked Choice Voting Methods

In 2024-25, a team of IMD researchers analyzed approximately 4,000 real-world ranked ballot elections. 

Learn more about the report here:
mathematics-democracy-institute.org/empirical-anal…

IMD is excited to have two interns joining us this academic year, one new and one returning! Interns are involved in a variety of tasks supporting IMD’s outreach and research efforts. Please join us in welcoming our new interns to the team!

Inst_Math_Dem's tweet image. IMD is excited to have two interns joining us this academic year, one new and one returning! Interns are involved in a variety of tasks supporting IMD’s outreach and research efforts.

Please join us in welcoming our new interns to the team!

The Institute for Math & Democracy is looking to hire students for the position of research assistants for a project on K-12 math and civics education. To apply for the position, please fill out this form by the end of the day, September 19, 2025: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Inst_Math_Dem's tweet image. The Institute for Math & Democracy is looking to hire students for the position of research assistants for a project on K-12 math and civics education.

To apply for the position, please fill out this form by the end of the day, September 19, 2025: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

IMD is now accepting applications to our Fellows Program! The purpose of the program is to learn and engage in research on the mathematical underpinning of democratic processes. The application deadline is September 12, 2024!

Inst_Math_Dem's tweet image. IMD is now accepting applications to our Fellows Program! The purpose of the program is to learn and engage in research on the mathematical underpinning of democratic processes.

The application deadline is September 12, 2024!

The deadline to register for the Institute for Mathematics and Democracy’s upcoming conference on “Social Choice: Theory and Computation” is September 1, 2025. Please visit the conference webpage for the registration form and conference program. mathematics-democracy-institute.org/register-now-i…


On October 15, 2025, Wellesley College will host “The Democracy Code: Quantitative Research for Political Reform,” a dinner and panel discussion. We are looking forward to the panel discussion as well as the Social Choice conference that will follow! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/the-democracy-…


The poster submission deadline for “Social Choice: Theory and Computation – An Interdisciplinary Conference on Voting, Representation, and Districting” has been extended to August 1, 2025. Learn how to submit a poster here. We look forward to seeing you! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/social-choice-…


In order to put their research into perspective, IMD’s 2025 high school summer research students will host two guest speakers, IMD affiliate Dr. Karen Saxe and Rachel Hutchinson, who both have experience turning mathematical analysis into political action. mathematics-democracy-institute.org/guest-speakers…


This year’s high school summer research cohort is made up of seventeen students who will each conduct research with one of five faculty mentors. We are so excited to host these students and look forward to seeing all they accomplish! Read more here! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/introducing-th…


Dr. Jennifer Wilson has continued to work with her 2024 IMD high school summer research team throughout the year. Now, she plans to involve her new high school summer researchers as well. We are excited to see how their work evolves! Read more here! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/imd-affiliate-…


As IMD prepares for the 2025 high school summer research program, we would like to acknowledge and thank the mentors who will lead the projects, as well as our two undergraduate teaching assistants. Read more about their projects here! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/2025-high-scho…


IMD affiliates Dr. Wesley H. Holliday (University of California, Berkeley) and Dr. Eric Pacuit (University of Maryland) have helped to launch Better Choices for Democracy, a new nonprofit electoral reform organization. Congratulations! Read more here: mathematics-democracy-institute.org/imd-affiliates…


Dr. Alan Parry and Dr. John Kidd, IMD affiliates and professors in the Department of Mathematics at @UVU, have recently authored papers on instant runoff voting and the ranked choice voting pilot program in Utah. Read more and find the papers here! mathematics-democracy-institute.org/report-publish…


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