
Dean Bonner
Associate Survey Director and Research Fellow
415-291-4497
Expertise:
Public opinion, political participation
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Dean Bonner is associate survey director and research fellow at PPIC, where he coauthors the PPIC Statewide Survey—a large-scale public opinion project designed to develop an in-depth profile of the social, economic, and political attitudes at work in California elections and policymaking. He has expertise in public opinion and survey research, political attitudes and participation, and voting behavior. Before joining PPIC, he taught political science at Tulane University and was a research associate at the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center. He holds a PhD and MA in political science from the University of New Orleans.
Income Inequality and Economic Opportunity in California December 2020
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2020
California Voter and Party Profiles September 2020
California’s Likely Voters September 2020
Race and Voting in California September 2020
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government February 2020
California’s Future: Political Landscape January 2020
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government November 2019
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2019
Millennial Voters and California Politics August 2019
Californians and the Coast August 2019
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2018
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education November 2018
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2018
Californians’ Views on Climate Change September 2018
California’s Independent Voters August 2018
Proposition 13: 40 Years Later June 2018
Immigrants and Political Engagement March 2018
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2017
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education November 2017
Californians and Housing Affordability September 2017
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2017
Californians and Transportation February 2017
PPIC Statewide Survey Californians and Higher Education December 2016
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2016
Californians and Early Childhood Education April 2016
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2015
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2015
Voter Participation in California September 2015
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Future December 2014
Californians’ News and Information Sources October 2014
Disaster Perceptions and Preparedness October 2014
Party Registration in California March 2014
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2013
The Initiative Process in California October 2013
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2013
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Future December 2012
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2012
Californians’ Views of the State-Local Fiscal System January 2012
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2011
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education November 2011
California’s Initiative Process: 100 Years Old September 2011
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2011
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2010
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education November 2010
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2010
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2009
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education November 2009
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2009
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2008
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education November 2008
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2008
The State of California Voters September 2008
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government December 2007
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government September 2007
Californians’ Outlook Is Bleak as Low-Income Families Struggle December 16 2020
Broad Support for Job Training and Child Care to Boost Recovery December 11 2020
Federal Action—or Inaction—Will Shape California’s Recovery December 10 2020
Tackling Regional Disparities in Economic Opportunity December 8 2020
The Economic Toll of COVID-19 on Women December 8 2020
Will This Recession Deepen California’s Economic Divide? December 7 2020
Californians and the November 2020 Election October 5 2020
Californians and the Presidential Debate September 28 2020
Changing Views of Police and Race Relations September 22 2020
Voter Registration Is Up Sharply, as Is Partisanship August 27 2020
Two in Three Californians Support Black Lives Matter July 30 2020
Electability Matters in the Democratic Primary February 27 2020
Proposition 187 and a Changing California November 6 2019
Do Californians Support the Proposed School Bond? October 31 2019
Californians Favor Funds for School Construction September 18 2019
Predicting California’s Economic Health September 5 2019
A California Dream: Less Plastic in the Ocean August 27 2019
New Approaches for the PPIC Statewide Survey April 18 2019
Californians and Their Tax Burden April 15 2019
Californians’ Views of Immigration Policy—Now and Then March 20 2019
Many Support Rent Control, but Prop 10 Lags October 19 2018
The Gender Gap in California Politics April 5 2018
Californians and Sacramento’s Handling of Misconduct March 1 2018
Republican Optimism Spikes after Election March 20 2017
California’s 4.5 Million Trump Voters January 5 2017
Climate Change and Partisanship August 10 2016
Californians’ Views on the Value of College April 19 2016
Would Making Voting Easier Increase Turnout? December 17 2015
California’s Renters in the Dark on Drought Targets August 6 2015
Californians and Immigration March 5 2015
Voters More Optimistic, Less Engaged October 29 2014
Californians’ Views of Health Care Reform Shift—a Bit October 17 2014
Who Are California’s Independent Voters? September 5 2014
The Politics of Global Warming August 7 2014
Are Voters Ready for the Primary? May 30 2014
Californians Want the State to Lead January 29 2014
Are You a Have or a Have-Not? Californians’ Views January 8 2014
Who Are the Californians Most Likely to Vote? September 16 2013