Scott Clement

Washington, D.C.

Polling director

Education: Vanderbilt University, BA in political science; University of Maryland, MS in survey methodology

Scott Clement is the polling director for The Washington Post, conducting national and local polls about politics, elections and social issues. He began his career with the ABC News Polling Unit and came to The Post in 2011 after conducting surveys with the Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life Project.
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Latest from Scott Clement

Study finds GOP midterm wins came down to partisan turnout, not defections

A Pew survey finds Trump voters were more likely than Biden voters to turn out last fall

July 12, 2023

Black Americans more upbeat but fear worsening racism, poll finds

Black Americans are uneasy over the nation’s political and cultural environment, including gun violence and laws limiting teaching of Black history and racism.

June 16, 2023

What polls tell us about the debt limit fight

May 25, 2023

Three years after Floyd’s death, a reckoning for Biden’s agenda on race

Many Black voters are disappointed in the slow pace of police reform efforts and don't believe Biden has improved their lives.

May 25, 2023

Here’s what workers really care about, according to a Post-Ipsos poll

Pay is still a top priority, but so is having a good boss.

May 23, 2023

Concerns about Biden’s reelection swamped by fear of Trump in swing voter focus groups

“Whatever the step above panicked is, that is what I feel about Trump,” said one of the voters, who picked Trump in 2016 then Biden in 2020

May 22, 2023

Biden faces broad negative ratings at start of campaign, Post-ABC poll finds

Former president Donald Trump leads a still-forming field of candidates for the GOP nomination, receiving about twice as much support as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

May 7, 2023

Biden’s mental sharpness and physical health doubted, Post-ABC poll shows

Though Joe Biden, 80, and former president Donald Trump, 76, are close in age, the poll reveals strikingly different views about their capabilities.

May 7, 2023

Most Americans support anti-trans policies favored by GOP, poll shows

A majority of adults say a person's gender is set from birth. Most would limit the rights of transgender children, too.

May 6, 2023

Black turnout dropped sharply in 2022 midterms, Census survey finds

Black voter turnout in the 2022 election fell by nearly 10 percentage points from 2018, a decline that might have hurt Democratic candidates in some midterm contests.

May 2, 2023