Deja Thomas
Survey Analyst
Expertise: Public opinion
Deja Thomas is a survey analyst at the Public Policy Institute of California, where she works with the statewide survey team. Prior to joining PPIC, she was a research assistant with the social and demographic trends team at the Pew Research Center. In that role, she contributed to a variety of national quantitative and qualitative survey studies. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Statewide Survey · October 2025
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Fact Sheet · August 2025
California Voter and Party Profiles
Fact Sheet · August 2025
California’s Likely Voters
August 2025
California Voter and Party Profiles
August 2025
California’s Likely Voters
February 2025
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
September 2024
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
February 2024
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
December 2023
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
September 2023
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
February 2023
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
September 2022
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
February 2022
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
September 2021
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
August 13, 2024
Overwhelming Majorities Are Concerned about Homelessness, Support Many Policies to Address It
August 6, 2024
Californians Support Universal Preschool, but Take-up of Transitional Kindergarten Is Uneven
November 29, 2023
Remote Work Is Here to Stay
October 4, 2023
Californians’ Mental Health Varies across Key Groups
August 22, 2023
Concerns about Gun Violence Are Widespread
July 31, 2023
The Ocean Is More than a Pretty Place to Californians
April 14, 2023
Californians See a Rise in Homelessness in Their Communities
March 14, 2023
Californians Fear Being a Victim of Crime, and Some Have Been Victims of Racial Profiling
February 13, 2023
Concerns about Crime Are Up, Views of Police Are Down
August 8, 2022
Californians Want the Government to Do More about Drought, Wildfires, and Climate Change
March 30, 2022
Most Californians Favor Continuing COVID-19 Restrictions—Including Proof of Vaccination
February 16, 2022
Half of Californians Predict Bad Economic Times in the Coming Year
December 8, 2021
Work Is Satisfying for Many but Views on Discrimination Persist
November 18, 2021
Californians Agree It’s Important for Workers to Organize
November 3, 2021
Most Support California’s Leadership in Climate Change Policy
October 25, 2021
Do Californians Trust Government to Do What Is Right?
August 4, 2021
Six in Ten Californians See Racism as a Big Problem
April 16, 2021
Black Californians Stand Out in Views of Police Treatment
April 7, 2021