APSA Election, Membership, and Governance Data

2004 APSA Election - Voter Turnout Analysis (PDF/289K)

At its September 1, 2004 meeting the APSA Council authorized staff to retain and analyze data regarding member participation in the 2004 election.  Categories for analysis include gender, race/ethnicity, service to the profession, and membership types.

APSA Membership and Governance Data Tables (PDF/68K)

APSA membership and governance data was compiled for the report by the 2004 Elections Review Committee.  The Elections Review Committee named by President Susanne Rudolph and chaired by Kirstie McClure, University of California, Los Angeles, was charged to explore electoral mechanisms regarding diversity representation should APSA have regularly contested elections.

The data tables include the following:

I. Current Membership Data

• Chart I.A.1  Institution Type of Current, Active, Non-Student APSA Members
  •  Chart I.A.2  Regional Distribution
  •  Chart I.A.3  Distribution of Subfields
  •  Chart I.A.4  Average Years since Ph.D. Received,  Regular APSA Members
  •  Chart I.A.5  Gender Distribution
  •  Chart I.A.6  Ethnicity Distribution

II. Governance Data

• Chart II.A  Nominating Committee
  • Chart II.A.2  Regional Distribution
  • Chart II.A.3  Distribution of Subfields
  • Chart II.A.4  Average Years Since Ph.D. Received
  • Chart II.A.5  Gender Distribution
  • Chart II.A.6  Ethnicity Distribution
• Chart II.B.  Council
  • Chart II.B.2  Regional Distribution
  • Chart II.B.3  Distribution of Subfields
  • Chart II.B.4  Average Years Since Ph.D. Received
  • Chart II.B.5  Gender Distribution
  • Chart II.B.6  Ethnicity Distribution
• Chart II.C.  Vice President and Secretary
  • Chart II.C.2  Regional Distribution
  • Chart II.C.3  Distribution of Subfields
  • Chart II.C.4  Average Years Since Ph.D. Received
  • Chart II.C.5  Gender Distribution
  • Chart II.C.6  Ethnicity Distribution 
• Chart II.D.  President
  • Chart II.D.2  Regional Distribution
  • Chart II.D.3  Distribution of Subfields
  • Chart II.D.4  Average Years Since Ph.D. Received
  • Chart II.D.5  Gender Distribution
  • Chart II.D.6  Ethnicity Distribution
    

Elections Review Committee Report, 2004 (PDF/431K - Full report, including data tables)