Education
Duke University; Yale University. Duke University School of Law.
Duke University; Yale University. Duke University School of Law.
His current title is Senior Elections Analyst at RealClearPolitics. He has regularly appeared as a guest on Fox News, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and Cable News Network Radio. The Washington Times calls him "a premier political number cruncher".
He is the author of Lost Majority published by Palgrave Macmillan.
On September 12, 2012, National Journal announced that Trende would be a co-author of the 2014 Almanac of American Politics. Trende holds a Bachelor of Arts degree Yale University, Master of Arts in political science and Juris Doctor from Duke University.
He practiced law for eight years at Kirkland & Ellis Limited Liability Partnership, and Hunton & Williams Limited Liability Partnership before becoming a full-time political analyst.