Moderates are often overlooked in contemporary research on American voters. Many
scholars who have examined moderates argue that these individuals are only classified as …

Some studies of policy representation test hypotheses about the relationship between
citizens' views and elites' positions on multiple issues by proceeding one issue at a time …

Political observers, campaign experts, and academics alike argue bitterly over whether it is
more important for a party to capture ideologically moderate swing voters or to encourage …

Scholars of American politics have long been skeptical of ordinary citizens' capacity to
influence, let alone control, their governments. Drawing on over eight decades of state-level …

How does competition from online platforms affect the organization, performance, and
editorial choices of newspapers? What are the implications of these changes for the …

A growing literature studies the relationship between ideological and affective polarization.
By taking a Downsian approach to affective polarization we contribute to this literature and …

How do elected representatives respond to the needs of immigrant constituents? We report
the results of a field experiment on US state legislators in which the nativity, likelihood of …

Who do legislators best represent? This paper addresses this question by investigating the
degree of ideological congruence between senators and constituents on a unified scale …

To improve representation and alleviate polarization among US lawmakers, many have
promoted open primaries—allowing voters to choose candidates from any party—but the …

Does public campaign financing improve representation by reducing politicians' reliance on
wealthy donors as advocates claim, or does it worsen representation by expanding the …