2025 LEO Survey

About the 2025 Survey

Fielded in 2025, the Local Election Official (LEO) Survey continues EVIC's long-term tracking of the administrative, policy, and operational conditions of election officials across the U.S. The 2025 wave introduces new measures on information and support priorities, perceived public reputation, and burnout, while maintaining the core and rotating measures that allow for trend analysis across survey waves.

Results from the 2025 survey are forthcoming. Check back for reports, briefs, and data resources as findings are released or sign up for updates

The principal investigators for the project are EVIC Founder and Director Paul Gronke, PhD (Reed College), and EVIC Research Director Paul Manson, PhD (Portland State University).

2025 Survey Measures

The 2025 survey continues our long-term tracking of core election administration topics, while introducing new metrics on burnout, perceived public reputation, and information and support priorities. The following themes are covered in 2025 LEO Survey measures:

New for 2025:

  • Information & Support Priorities
  • Perceived Public Reputation
  • Burnout Indicators

Core Measures:

  • Demographics
  • Partisanship
  • Current Role & Path to Office
  • Career History & Tenure
  • Office Staffing
  • "One Change" 

Active & Rotating Measures:

  • Public Records & Audits
  • Resource & Budgeting
  • Election Policy & Legislative Impact
  • Misinformation & Election Skepticism
  • Technology, Cybersecurity & AI
  • Retirement & Exit
  • Hiring & Staffing
  • Job Satisfaction & Public Service Motivation
  • Professional Networks & Support

For a longitudinal overview of the LEO Survey from 2018 to 2025, see our Survey History & Measures Brief.