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Explore political science research on issues around elections and democratic governance, including ungated articles from The American Political Science Review, PS: Political Science and Politics, Perspectives on Politics, The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, and Politics and Gender. Below, find articles that help answer some of the most pressing questions around the post-election period and presidential transition.

How does citizens’ trust in government change when their party leaves office?

An Asymmetrical “President-in-Power” Effect, 2018, Morisi, Jost, and Singh, American Political Science Review

How does public opinion shape the use of executive orders?

Does Public Opinion Constrain Presidential Unilateralism , 2019, Dino Christenson, Douglas Kriner, American Political Science Review

How frequent is double voting in Presidential elections?

One Person, One Vote: Estimating the Prevalence of Double Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections, 2020, Sharad Goel, Marc Meredith, Michael Morse, David Rothschild, American Political Science Review

How can the nature of a campaign effect the day to day lives of minority groups?

Effects of Divisive Political Campaigns on the Day-to-Day Segregation of Arab and Muslim Americans, 2019, Hobbs and Lajevardi, American Political Science Review

How do voters identify with multi-racial candidates?

Do Voters Prefer Just Any Descriptive Representation? The Case of Multiracial Candidates, 2020, Danielle Casarez Lemi, Perspectives on Politics

How do presidential candidates think about losing?

The Hillary Hypothesis: Testing Candidate Views of Loss, 2019, Lewis-Beck and Quinlan, Perspectives on Politics

What does it look like to evaluate a President’s first term?

Leadership by Definition: First Term Reflections on George W. Bush’s Political Stance, 2005, Skowronek, Perspectives on Politics

What does a new first dog mean for Presidential politics?

Unleashing Presidential Power: The Politics of Pets in the White House, 2012, Maltzman, Lebovic, Saunders, and Firth, PS: Political Science & Politics

How can experience help us predict a new President’s success?

Ready to Lead on Day One: Predicting Presidential Greatness from Political Experience, 2010, Balz, PS: Political Science & Politics

How durable is Trump’s coalition, and what should political scientists learn from this moment?

On the Ballot in 2020: Will the United States (finally) embrace civil rights? , 2020, Lisa Garcia Bedolla, Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

Racial resentment, xenophobia, sexism, and white ingroup identity: which are most important for predicting white American’s support of Donald Trump?

Race Politics Research and the American presidency, 2020, Urso, Filindra, and Kaplan, Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

What’s next for Black women candidates?

“Glass half full: cautious optimism and the future of Black women political elites in America”, 2020, Nadia Brown, Sarah Gershon, Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

Are women leaders actually managing the COVID-19 crisis better?

Pandemic Performance: Women Leaders in the Covid-19 Crisis, 2020, Andrea Aldrich and Nicholas Lotito, Poltics & Gender

Does the gender of a political leader affect the public’s compliance with policy measures during a public health crisis?

Women Leadership and Policy Compliance during a Public Health Crisis, 2020, Bauer, Kim, and Kweon, Poltics & Gender

Does dislike or distrust of a political party shape policy beliefs?

How Affective Polarization Shapes Americans’ Political Beliefs: A Study of Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Druckman, Klar,Krupnikov, and Levendusky, Journal of Experimental Politics

Is populism’s threat to democracy overestimated?

Populism’s Threat to Democracy: Comparative Lessons for the United States, 2020, Kurt Weyland, Perspectives on Politics

Is the Constitution resilent enough to withstand the current crisis of governance?

The Adaptability Paradox: Constitutional Resiliene and Principles of Good Government in Twenty-First -Century America, 2019, Skowronek and Orren, Perspectives on Politics

Who is open to authoritarian governance within Western democracies?

Who Is Open to Authoritarian Governance within Western Democracies?, 2020, Malka, Lellkes, Bakker, Spivack, Perspectives on Politics

How relevant is race in studying women voters in US presidential elections? Very.

The Gender Gap Is a Race Gap: Women Voters in US Presidential Elections, 2019, Jane Junn and Natalie Masuoka, Perspectives on Politics

Is Donald Trump changing the definition of conservatism?

Conservatism in the Era of Trump, 2019, Michael Barber and Jeremy C. Pope, Perspectives on Politics

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