Lakshya Jain
| Lakshya Jain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1997 (age 28–29) Bay Area, California, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | Sunrun |
| Known for | Co-founder of Split Ticket |
Lakshya Jain (born 1997) is an American software engineer, machine learning engineer, and political analyst. He is a co-founder of the political analysis website Split Ticket and principal software engineer at Sunrun. Jain has written about politics for publications including The New York Times and Sabato's Crystal Ball, and he has appeared on BBC and CNN election coverage.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Jain grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended high school in Mountain View, California. He studied computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he completed his undergraduate degree in 2019 and later received a master's degree in the same field.[4]
Career
Jain began working in the technology industry in July 2020, holding roles as a software engineer and machine learning engineer. He later became the principal software engineer at Sunrun.[4]
Outside of his technology career, Jain is known for his work in political forecasting and commentary. He joined Twitter in 2017 and gained prominence as a forecaster during the 2024 election cycle, when he was described as a breakout figure in the political forecasting community. As of August 2025, his account had more than 87,000 followers.[5] On most election nights, Jain's commentary has attracted significant engagement on social media.
Split Ticket
In 2021, Jain co-founded Split Ticket with Harrison Lavelle and Armin Thomas. The idea for the project developed within "Election Twitter," a political forecasting and analysis community on the platform. Leon Sit joined in 2022, and Max McCall became a member in 2024.[6] Jain first became interested in political media after the 2016 United States presidential election, which he described as a formative experience due to its unexpected outcome.[7]
By 2025, Split Ticket had developed an influential following within political circles on Twitter, particularly among center-left Democrats. Its five members collectively had around 150,000 followers by August 2025.[8] In August 2025, Split Ticket announced a partnership with The Argument, a Washington, D.C.–based media outlet focused on liberal analysis. Under the arrangement, Split Ticket members, including Jain, would lead elections data coverage at The Argument, while continuing to maintain their own website.[8][9]
Media work
Jain has contributed political analysis pieces to The New York Times and Sabato's Crystal Ball, and under Split Ticket’s partnership agreement with The Washington Post he co-authored seven articles.[10]
He has appeared as a guest on BBC Newsnight election coverage[11] and was interviewed on CNN about his political work.[12]
References
- ↑ "Ads on Abortion Could Decide the Election". The New York Times. May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Trump vs. the Republican Establishment". The New York Times. January 30, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ "How the Electorate Changes from Presidential to Midterm Years". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lakshya Jain – Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Lakshya Jain (@lxeagle17)". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ "About Us". Split Ticket. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ Cornish, Audie (September 26, 2024). "The Gen Z Group Making Politics Fun". CNN (Podcast). CNN. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "What's Next: Split Ticket Partners With The Argument". Split Ticket. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ "About". The Argument. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Split Ticket – Washington Post Partnership". Split Ticket. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ @BBCNewsnight (November 2024). "Lakshya Jain joins Newsnight for election coverage" (Tweet). Retrieved August 25, 2025 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |number= (help)
- ↑ "Interview with Lakshya Jain". YouTube. CNN. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
External links
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