Stuart Elway has been analyzing public opinion since 1975. As president of Elway Research, Inc., he has directed hundreds of research projects for large and small businesses, associations, foundations, public agencies at all levels, and media outlets. 

Elway directed The Seattle Times Washington Poll from 1984 to 2005. Since 1992 he has published The Elway Poll, a non-partisan, independent analysis of public opinion in the Washington state. Elway is rated in the top six polling firms in the county by Nate Silver's fivethirtyeight.com.

Elway, who holds a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Washington, has taught in the public affairs graduate schools at the University of Washington and The Evergreen State College, and was an Affiliated Research Associate at Heritage University.