About

SJ Democracy Research specializes in customized, personal, research designed to gain the maximum insight without sacrificing technical rigor. Sarah John PhD is an expert in managing the entire research process from beginning to end, including research design, data collection, analysis, visualization, report writing, and public presentation of findings.

Poll book from the 1864 Election in Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky, showing totals for President Lincoln and General McLellan [sic].

Our Approach

Context. History. Perspective.

More than your typical political science researchers, the folk at SJ Democracy Research are deeply imbued with historical knowledge and a comparative perspective. We can see the bigger picture, informed by place, time, and context. We combine that perspective with creativity, a determination to challenge conventional wisdom, and advanced social science methodologies to produce accessible, actionable, and insightful research findings.

What We offer

We're a full service firm, offering:

  • Research proposal writing

  • Research design

  • Small-scale survey and questionnaire design, testing, and administration

  • Primary data collection from historical, legal, and administrative sources (e.g. ACS, Census, Ballot Image Files, Cast Vote Records)

  • Journalistic research

  • Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods data analysis

  • Large and panel datasets

  • Data visualization and report writing

  • Presentation of results.

... and more