Author Profile

Chris Wilson

Founder, CEO, WPA Intelligence

Chris Wilson is the founder and CEO of WPA Intelligence, handled polling and analytics for Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and is a former executive director of the Republican Party of Texas.

Latest Columns

Just how big was turnout in Texas, and what does it mean?

How can we understand the broader social and historical context to try and predict whether 2020 and 2022 will continue 2018's surge in turnout? Will they be like the 2004 election —the first in a series of presidential elections with elevated turnout — or will they be like 1966, a singular surge that quickly gave way to downward trends.