We uncover evidence that the US–China trade war was consequential for voting outcomes
in the 2018 congressional midterm election. Republican House candidates lost support in …

In a representative sample of the US population during the first summer of the COVID-19
pandemic, we investigate how prosociality and ideology interact in their relationship with …

American federalism in 2022–2023 saw a continued escalation of the culture wars, with
persistent battles fought between the heavily polarized political parties, different levels of …

Past research suggests that journalists can (unintentionally) exacerbate affective
polarization when reporting on growing levels of polarization in society. However, is there a …

How politics in America works today, how it got that way, and how it's likely to change
through reform—these are the themes that pervade every chapter of Cal Jillson's highly …

Battleground state polls are a prominent part of US election news coverage. In this
experimental study (N= 863), we tested how polling results impact how partisans evaluate …

This research examines the effect that information and communications technology, via
social media, had on peoples' confidence in American democratic processes. Using a large …

Recent acts of racial violence, the growing visibility of nationalized white power movements,
and a drift toward a number of more restrictive laws and Supreme Court rulings have raised …

Has polarization influenced how members of the public identify with ideological labels? In
our analysis of patterns of ideological identification since the 1970s, we demonstrate that …

In this research note, I explore the extent to which affectively polarized voters drive winner
and loser effects in electoral confidence. Using panel data from the ANES 2016–2020 Panel …