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Trump in Scotland: The US President’s support in a cold climate

September 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

🍦Big Scoop tracker update 📊

We've fully updated our handy page of time series public opinion measures, added new visualisations and made it much easier to find.

And we've renamed it the SES Opinion Dashboard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏻

Summary 🧵

scottishelections.ac.uk/dashboard/

July 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

As Trump jets over to Scotland, take a look at
@cjcarman.bsky.social's excellent blog on Scottish attitudes the mercurial US President 👇🏻

Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · Jul 18

🇺🇸 New blog! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@cjcarman.bsky.social takes a closer look at our data on Trump support in Scotland ahead of the US President's visit.

How popular is DJT? Are Reform UK supporters MAGA? And does the support of young men travel across the pond? Find out below!

scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/07/18/t...

The Scottish Election Study's own expert on US politics, Prof. Christopher Carman ([email protected]), takes a closer look at Donald Trump's support in Scotland using SES data.With the ...

Trump in Scotland: The US President’s support in a cold climate

July 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

🇺🇸 New blog! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@cjcarman.bsky.social takes a closer look at our data on Trump support in Scotland ahead of the US President's visit.

How popular is DJT? Are Reform UK supporters MAGA? And does the support of young men travel across the pond? Find out below!

scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/07/18/t...

The Scottish Election Study's own expert on US politics, Prof. Christopher Carman ([email protected]), takes a closer look at Donald Trump's support in Scotland using SES data.With the ...

Essay Prize 2025 – Deadline 5th July

July 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

Essay Prize 2025 📝

🧑🏻‍🎓 Undergraduate and school pupil competitions

📆 Deadline 6th July

Fantastic judging panel of @simeonkerr.bsky.social, @yougov.co.uk's Abigail Axe-Browne and @edinburghpir.bsky.social's own Alan Convery!

scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/06/09/e...

We are delighted to announce the 2025 edition of our annual essay prize. We run parallel prizes for secondary school pupils and undergraduate university students, both of which are judged by a prestig...

June 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

Our postdoc @eoghanly.bsky.social has co-developed
@devolvedelections.bsky.social, a seat projection tool for devolved elections 🤓🧮

You can select from some preset scenarios or plug in your own vote share numbers to generate precise estimates.

More info ⬇️

scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/05/22/a...

May 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM

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Rob Johns

@robjohns75.bsky.social

Today's lecture will not only be packed with information and insight but is also very timely (since it's a day on which the long-term potential of economic insecurity to divide -- or to be used to divide -- the electorate has been on graphic display). See you there.

Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · May 1

This year's Scottish Election Study Annual Lecture, delivered by our outstanding colleague and @britishelectionstudy.com Co-Director @profjanegreen.bsky.social, will take place a week on Monday in Edinburgh! 👩🏼‍🏫

Details and sign up below 🔽

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-e...

We welcome Professor Jane Green to give the annual lecture for the Scottish Election Study

May 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

Scottish Election Study Bonanza Week continues this afternoon with the start of our two-day Scottish politics academic conference in Edinburgh, co-hosted by @ccc-research.bsky.social

SES Annual Lecture by @profjanegreen.bsky.social follows this evening! Sign up 👇🏻

t.ly/xKW3b

We welcome Professor Jane Green to give the annual lecture for the Scottish Election Study

May 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM

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Jane Green

@profjanegreen.bsky.social

I’m in Edinburgh for this on Monday. Really looking forward to seeing colleagues and sharing our work on volatility, age, and economic insecurity.

@nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social @britishelectionstudy.com

Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social · May 1

This year's Scottish Election Study Annual Lecture, delivered by our outstanding colleague and @britishelectionstudy.com Co-Director @profjanegreen.bsky.social, will take place a week on Monday in Edinburgh! 👩🏼‍🏫

Details and sign up below 🔽

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-e...

We welcome Professor Jane Green to give the annual lecture for the Scottish Election Study

One Year Out: The outlook for the 2026 Holyrood election

May 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM

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Christopher Carman

@cjcarman.bsky.social

Seen the headlines in today's Scottish papers? Join
@scotvoting.bsky.social team TONIGHT 6pm @uofglasgow.bsky.social for an analysis of the the state Scottish electoral politics One Year Out from the 2026 Holyrood elections. Boyd Orr Bldg in-person and on-line
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-year-o...

Join us on Thursday 8 May for this Stevenson Lecture with the Scottish Election Study Team.

May 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

Our annual SES Bonanza Week kicks off this Thursday with
The Stevenson Trust for Citizenship at
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
!

Join us for our take on next year's Scottish Parliament election 🤠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

⏰ 1800-1930
📍 203 Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow

Sign up 👇🏼

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-year-o...

May 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

This year's Scottish Election Study Annual Lecture, delivered by our outstanding colleague and @britishelectionstudy.com Co-Director @profjanegreen.bsky.social, will take place a week on Monday in Edinburgh! 👩🏼‍🏫

Details and sign up below 🔽

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-e...

We welcome Professor Jane Green to give the annual lecture for the Scottish Election Study

Is it the Scunner Factor? Reform UK Support in Scotland

May 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

@ailsahenderson.bsky.social and @frasmcm.bsky.social were delighted to receive the 2025 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Pippa Norris Prize on behalf of the whole SES team for a research group's "outstanding contribution to advancing knowledge in Political Studies" earlier this week at #PSA25 🥳

April 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

Today's the deadline for abstracts for our Scottish politics conference to be held a year out from the next election!

There's no registration fee and full papers aren't required.

Submit here 👇🏻

www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/news-and-opi...

March 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM

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Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

💻 NEW DATA

The Scottish political landscape has evolved greatly in recent months and a lot has been said about support for
@reformukscotland.bsky.social with little available analysis.

@frasmcm.bsky.social and @ailsahenderson.bsky.social took a look at the party's support on our blog t.ly/PjCxX

Two big stories look set to define the Scottish Parliament election in May 2026. The first is whether the SNP can do well enough following a drubbing at the 2024 general election to remain in power fo...

t.ly

March 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

💻 NEW DATA

The Scottish political landscape has evolved greatly in recent months and a lot has been said about support for
@reformukscotland.bsky.social with little available analysis.

@frasmcm.bsky.social and @ailsahenderson.bsky.social took a look at the party's support on our blog t.ly/PjCxX

Is it the Scunner Factor? Reform UK Support in Scotland

Two big stories look set to define the Scottish Parliament election in May 2026. The first is whether the SNP can do well enough following a drubbing at the 2024 general election to remain in power fo...

t.ly

March 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM

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Centre on Constitutional Change

@ccc-research.bsky.social

New blog!

Read Fraser McMillan of @scotvoting.bsky.social on why Starmer's Labour government could prove decisive for Scotland's constitutional future.

Read more: edin.ac/3Fba9XZ

@uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social

Why Starmer's Labour government could prove decisive for Scotland's constitutional future

In some quarters, last year’s general election result in Scotland was considered the death knell for the independence movement. However, while the political winds finally turned against the nationalis...

edin.ac

March 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

⏰ CALL FOR PAPERS

Scottish politics conference co-organised by the SES,
@ccc-research.bsky.social and hosted at @edinburghpir.bsky.social

12-13 May 2025

We look forward to welcoming researchers working on anything and everything related to Scottish politics a year out from the 2026 election 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🗳️

February 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

We'll be at @scottishlabour.bsky.social conf next Friday 21st at 1730 for our Fringe with @michaeljmarra.bsky.social and @libbybrooks.bsky.social 🌹📰

@ailsahenderson.bsky.social @cjcarman.bsky.social and Fraser McMillan will discuss GE2024 findings and look ahead to 2026 - tea and shorties included!

February 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

We're delighted to finally announce our 2024 essay prize winners! 🥳

Congrats to Daniel Woolridge of Mackie Academy and Alice Arthur of @uoe-sps.bsky.social 📝

Vouchers and certificates are on their way 📮

Read the winning entries 👇🏻

scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/01/28/a...

Announcement – 2024 Essay Prize Winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2024 Essay Prizes, which were delayed due to last summer's general election. Both prizes were judged by highly esteemed expert panels. Congratulations t...

Announcement – 2024 Essay Prize Submissions Reopened

January 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

After a very busy year in Scottish politics, we hope everyone has a lovely break 🎄🎅🏻

December 20, 2024 at 4:53 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

We've published an interactive visualisation of vote flows in the last two general elections so if you're interested in e.g.

> the Labour win
> how the SNP lost out
> where Reform support came from

you'll find this interesting to play around with 🤓

public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

December 13, 2024 at 4:57 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

Announcement - 2024 essay prize reopened! ✍️

⏰ Deadline 3rd of November, more info below including on our two outstanding judging panels🏅⬇️

scottishelections.ac.uk/2024/10/02/a...

Due to the announcement of the UK General Election shortly after the advertisement of the 2024 SES essay prize, resulting in the team and judges being unable to administer the prize, we have reopened ...

Are there really so-called “Tartan Tories” in the Scottish electorate?

October 2, 2024 at 3:52 PM

Scottish Election Study

@scotvoting.bsky.social

New blog ‼️

Following the Scottish Conservative leadership election, we decided to crunch some numbers and take a look at the party's standing across constitutional and ideological divides 🔵📊

Keep an eye out for more on the other parties soon 👀

scottishelections.ac.uk/2024/10/01/g...

Following a bruising leadership contest, at the end of September the Scottish Conservative Party opted to elevate Russell Findlay MSP to a job described by some commentators as a “poisoned chalice” wi...