The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data. We…
How do media portrayals of potential policy beneficiaries’ identities sway public support for these policies in a public health setting?…
To understand the advantages of and challenges to a reformed regulatory review process, New America’s Political Reform program and the Ash…
Housing policy is one of the most important areas of local politics. Yet little is known about how local legislatures and executives make…
Are women more likely to quit politics after losing their first race than men? In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the number of…
Politicians use their communication to present a strategic version of themselves to voters. One component of this is the ideological…
A great deal of research presents the correspondence between economic conditions and incumbent electoral fortunes as evidence of democratic…
Partisan gerrymandering and polarization have created an electoral landscape where Americans increasingly reside in congressional districts…
Inequalities in voter participation between groups of the population pose a problem for democratic representation. We use administrative…
What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching –…