Nate Cohn


Nate Cohn is an American journalist who works as a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times. His reporting focuses on elections, public opinion, and demographics in the United States.

Education

Raised in Auburn, Washington, Cohn graduated from Whitman College in 2010, where he majored in politics and was on the debate team that won the 2010 National Parliamentary Debate Association Championship.

Career

After graduating from college, he began working at The Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. He was then recruited by The New Republic before being hired by the David Leonhardt to work for The New York Times in November 2013. At the Times, he has worked with Amanda Cox on many of The Upshots election-related stories.
Cohn has been featured as a political commentator on CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, and NPR. In addition to writing for The New York Times, Cohn has also written columns for The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, and RealClearPolitics, among others.