Public Opinion Analyst & Polling Expert; Founder of Hart Research; Pollster for NBC News & The Wall Street Journal

Washington, DC, USA
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Peter D. Hart Biography

Peter D. Hart is a leading analyst of public opinion in the United States. Hart began his career in political polling under Louis Harris before founding Hart Research to measure public opinion. Throughout his career, Hart developed an approach to crafting survey questions and conducting focus groups that allowed respondents to answer honestly, which became recognized within the polling industry as a novel method. Within a decade, Hart Research became known for its creative approach to qualitative research.

Hart and his company have provided NBC News and The Wall Street Journal with polls for decades. Hart Research serves as the Democratic pollster for the bipartisan NBC News Poll, which is considered a standard of national polling. He has been part of the election night team with either CBS or NBC for many years.

Hart Research has served as the pollster for more than 50 United States senators, including Hubert Humphrey, John Glenn, Bill Bradley, Edward Kennedy, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. His gubernatorial clients include more than 40 governors such as Jay Rockefeller, Bill Clinton, and Richard Riley. Hart’s corporate clients have included Fortune 500 firms such as Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, and Boeing, and his nonprofit work includes organizations like Smithsonian Institution, Kennedy Center, and Gates Foundation. National Journal named Hart one of its 150 national leaders who shape federal government policy.

Hart received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Campaign Consulting from the American Association of Political Consultants. His work has extended beyond domestic politics to promoting democracies in Chile, Czechoslovakia, South Africa, and the Republic of Georgia. Hart has appeared on "Meet the Press," "The Today Show," and "Rock Center with Brian Williams." He has served as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and has taught public opinion and public policy at Duke University, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of California, Berkeley, as well as serving as a Shorenstein Visiting Fellow at the JFK School at Harvard University. Hart retired from active polling after the 2020 election.

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Peter D. Hart Speaking Topics

  • New Persuasions: The Rules Have Changed

    In an intriguing and comprehensive presentation, Peter Hart shares insights on the changes and “new rules” of communication in our hyper-connected age. The world of communications has changed—dramatically, comprehensively, and permanently, but organizations that are listening and communicating as they did five years ago are increasingly out of touch with the people and the issues that matter. Riveting and thought-provoking, Hart is deeply vested in the great adventure of understanding what this sea-change means and identifying the strategies and techniques that will succeed in a “New Persuasion” world.

    This presentation is also available as a duo with strategic communications counselor, Dan McGinn.

  • Reading the Data: The Latest in Public Opinion and What It Means.

    Hart takes a fun, interactive look at the latest polling data, sharing nonpartisan insights with audiences about the key changes, trends, demographic information, and top issues they need to know. Our nation is in a period of rapid-fire changes, and Hart has the ability to put it all in context, determining which numbers matter (and which don’t) and how it will play out on the national stage. His is an entertaining and eye-opening look at polling, politics, and public policy.

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  • What topics does Peter D. Hart speak about?

    Peter D. Hart is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Disruptive Thinking, Government, Host & Emcee, Journalist, News & Media, Political, Political Science, Thought Leadership
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Peter D. Hart is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as New Persuasions: The Rules Have Changed and Reading the Data: The Latest in Public Opinion and What It Means.. The estimated speaking fee range to book Peter D. Hart for your event is available upon request. Peter D. Hart generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are David Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan, George Monbiot, George P. Bush and Steve Clemons. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Peter D. Hart for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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