Madelyn Snodgrass

Madelyn Snodgrass (they/them) is a Research Assistant at PRRI.

They previously worked at PRRI as a research intern from January to April of 2022. After their internship, they worked as a field organizer in the 3rd Congressional District of Kansas, where they coordinated volunteer events and connected with voters to elect candidates in gubernatorial, congressional, and state races.

Madelyn graduated with a B.A. in political science from the University of Kansas in 2022 and plans to continue their post-graduate studies in data science. They are a second-generation Okinawan American.

Works By Madelyn Snodgrass

American Women Are Not Politically Monolithic

Spotlight Analysis
06.17.2025

In American politics, there is a longstanding political gender gap in which women are more likely to identify as, and vote for, Democrats and hold more liberal political views on a range of policy issues

Spotlight Analysis
08.26.2023

While shattering box office records, the new Barbie movie has renewed conversations about gender roles, women’s empowerment, and women’s equality. As the United States marks Women’s Equality Day on August 26, which honors more than

Spotlight Analysis
05.31.2023

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month began as a single week of commemoration in May and has evolved into a month-long celebration to honor and promote Asian American and Native Hawaiian and

Spotlight Analysis
03.31.2023

On Aug. 2, 2022, nearly six in ten voters in Kansas (59%) rejected the “Value Them Both Amendment,” which would have changed the state’s constitution to state that Kansas does not recognize any legal right

Spotlight Analysis
02.27.2023

February was officially named Black History Month in 1976, but the tradition of honoring the history, progress, and achievements of Black Americans in February goes back to 1926, when the celebration was only a week

Spotlight Analysis
04.18.2022

The state of Texas has taken executive action against transgender youth and their families. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion on February 18 that said gender reassignment procedures and treatments, “when performed on