Public Opinion Expert, Strategic Consultant & Political Strategist; President & Partner of McLaughlin & Associates

New Jersey, USA
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Jim McLaughlin Biography

Jim McLaughlin is a one of the worlds most decorated public opinion experts, strategic consultants and political strategists who has helped to elect Presidents, Prime Ministers, Speakers of the House and a Senate Majority Leader.

McLaughlin has helped to elect over 70 members of Congress, 16 U.S. Senators, 10 Governors, numerous Mayors and scores of other elected officials in the United States and internationally. He also serves as a consultant and market research strategist to some of America’s major companies and most iconic brands.

McLaughlin’s knowledge of cutting-edge market research, data analytics and micro-targeting, gives him a unique perspective on public opinion research, and how it can be applied to effective political, marketing and communications strategies.

McLaughlin has a wide range of political experience, having personally managed political campaigns as well as business and marketing campaigns. His expertise as a former campaign manager gives him special insights on political survey research and how it can best be applied into a key element of a winning campaign. He has worked on campaigns at virtually every level of American politics and was recognized by Campaigns and Elections magazine as one the “Rising Stars” in American politics.

In 2016 and 2024, McLaughlin helped to elect President Donald J. Trump. McLaughlin & Associates has been widely credited for its accurate polling in predicting a Donald Trump victory. President Trump has said McLaughlin’s polling “was right on the money and totally accurate” days after his most recent victory. McLaughlin has been called a “Big Winner” by a leading political magazine for his work on some of the top races in the country. McLaughlin was one of only two Republican pollsters named as a part of Roll Call Newspapers’ Fabulous Fifty and was also profiled as a “Mover and Shaker” by Campaigns and Elections Magazine.

In the 2024 elections, McLaughlin’s work has been widely acclaimed for not only helping to elect President Donald Trump, but he also assisted in electing three U.S. Senators including Rick Scott, FL (Project Rescue America), Bernie Moreno, OH (Buckeye Values PAC) and Dave McCormick, PA.

McLaughlin worked in 2 of the 3 congressional races where Republicans were elected to congress in districts won by Kamala Harris. McLaughlin’s work in key battleground U.S. Senate campaigns as well as congressional races is credited with helping Republicans gain the majority in the Senate and retain the majority in the House of Representatives.

McLaughlin is sought after as a commentator on national as well as international television and radio programs and has appeared on the Sean Hannity Show, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News Channel, Newsmax, CNN, C-SPAN, I-24 News and the BBC. He also is frequently quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The New York Post, Politico, and National Review.

McLaughlin is a graduate of Syracuse University (Utica Campus) with a B.S. in Business and Marketing and he is also a graduate of the American Campaign Academy. He has lectured on politics and public opinion at Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Holy Cross, North Carolina State and Rowan University.

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