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Could Higher Levels of Political Participation Become the New Normal?

The Thread

Could Higher Levels of Political Participation Become the New Normal?

Higher levels of political engagement seems to be the new normal, so what does this mean for our democracy?

Jul 6, 2021

Mark Schmitt

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

3D illustration of Primary Election script on a ballot box, with US flag as a background.

Report / In Depth

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

This report offers an analytical overview of the effects of the primary election on politics

Jul 1, 2021

Lee Drutman

Theft Perception: Examining the Views of Americans Who Believe the 2020 Election was Stolen

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Report / In Depth

Theft Perception: Examining the Views of Americans Who Believe the 2020 Election was Stolen

Lee Drutman published a Voter Study Group report analyzing voters’ views of the 2020 election.

Jun 24, 2021

Lee Drutman

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

Report / In Depth

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

A national survey experiment finds most voters, but especially older, Republican, and less educated voters, prefer the single vote to RCV.

Jun 10, 2021

Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball

Statement of Concern

Testimony / In Short

Statement of Concern

Democracy scholars urge members of Congress to pass national voting and election administration standards.

Jun 1, 2021

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

Report / In Depth

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

This report examines the results of an experiment that investigated the effects of different electoral systems on democratic stability.

May 24, 2021

Sean Fischer, Amber Hye-Yon Lee, Yphtach Lelkes

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Report / In Depth

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Survey experiment finds extreme candidates are not viewed as more electable under ranked-choice voting compared to plurality voting.

May 13, 2021

Melissa Baker

In the News

Hoyer, Jeffries Send Letter to Appropriators Urging Increases to House Staff Pay

A Political Reform report on congressional capacity was cited in a House leadership statement advocating staff pay increases..

Apr 28, 2021

U.S. House Leadership Archive

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

Report / In Depth

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

Voters used RCV to nominate the strongest candidate and improve representation of the diverse electorate at the national convention.

Apr 27, 2021

Baodong Liu, Nadia Mahallati, Charles M. Turner

The Meaning of Security

Report / In Depth

The Meaning of Security

This report analyzes how Americans’ perceptions of what constitutes a national security threat have changed and how to meet these challenges<...

Apr 19, 2021

Alexandra Stark, Candace Rondeaux, Heather Hurlburt

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Thriving Families

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

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The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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The Next Generation of Voters

12th Annual Future Security Forum

The Great Refusal

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Could Higher Levels of Political Participation Become the New Normal?

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

Theft Perception: Examining the Views of Americans Who Believe the 2020 Election was Stolen

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

Statement of Concern

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Hoyer, Jeffries Send Letter to Appropriators Urging Increases to House Staff Pay

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

The Meaning of Security

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