Elite and Public Foreign Policy Survey Data 2004-2024

Replication Data for 'Elite Misperceptions in Foreign Policy' contains paired surveys of 4,852 foreign policy elites and 13,687 members of the American public conducted between 2004 and 2024. The dataset, authored by Joshua Kertzer and hosted by the British Journal of Political Science Dataverse, includes responses to 24 different questions on foreign policy topics. It is designed to analyze systematic misperceptions of public opinion by political elites.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between elite and public responses across 24 specific foreign policy questions.
• Model the relationship between elite stereotypes (e.g., isolationist beliefs) and their underestimation of public approval for international cues.
• Compare misperception trends over the 20-year time range from 2004 to 2024.
• Investigate demographic or professional factors among the 4,852 elites that predict greater misperception of the 13,687 public respondents.

Strengths

• Substantial sample sizes with 4,852 elite and 13,687 public survey responses.
• Longitudinal coverage spanning 20 years from 2004 to 2024.
• Paired survey design enabling direct comparison between elite and public perceptions on 24 questions.

Limitations

• Geographic scope is limited to the United States, restricting generalizability.
• Unknown sample representativeness and potential non-response bias among the elite panel.
• Specific column definitions, data formats, and row counts are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Joshua Kertzer, British Journal of Political Science Dataverse.

Collection Method

Paired surveys administered to foreign policy elites and the American public.

Time Range

2004 to 2024.

Freshness

Data collection ended in 2024; the repository entry was updated in April 2026.

Geography

United States.