To what extent are local races across the country being increasingly driven by politics at the national level? In this article, we examine the nationalization of elections for state executive
Jan 2024
Nationalized Politics: Evaluating Electoral Politics Across Time
In the United States, politics has become increasingly nationalized in recent years as voter decision-making is now driven by partisan or national political forces rather than the attributes of individual
Sep 2023
Home Field Advantage: Roots, Reelection, and Representation in the Modern Congress
Anyone closely following American politics today will recognize the nationalized tenor of political dialogue and the behavior of the electorate. Candidates running for congressional office often echo the same themes
Jun 2023
Change and Continuity in the 2020 and 2022 Elections
Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of Joseph Biden’s victory in 2020, and how do they differ from Republican and Democratic coalitions of
Mar 2023
When ties are possible: Weak Condorcet winners and Arrovian rationality
We use Ehrhart polynomials to estimate the likelihood of each three-candidate social ranking produced by pairwise majority rule assuming an even number of voters and the Impartial Anonymous Culture condition.
Feb 2023
Borda count in a forward agenda
We prove that the core for Borda count is empty in many cases in which the majority core is non-empty. We then compare Borda count and majority rule in a
Feb 2023
A Red Wave or a Ripple? Nationalized Politics and the 2022 Midterm Elections
Republicans were initially optimistic that the 2022 midterms would result in a sizeable red wave that would lead them to win back control of the House and Senate in light
May 2022
Congressional apportionment and the fourteenth amendment
This paper examines state interest in the nine bases of congressional seat apportionment considered for the House of Representatives as part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. We
Mar 2022
Auditing the 2020 General Election in Georgia: Residual Vote Rates and a Confusing Ballot Format
The 2020 general election in the United States took place against the backdrop of a pandemic and countless claims about voter fraud. The presidential race in Georgia was extremely close,
Jul 2021
Vote-by-mail Ballot Rejection and Experience with Mail-in Voting
Although most ballots in the United States have historically been cast in-person, Americans are increasingly voting by mail, a trend that accelerated in the 2020 General Election. Mail ballots can
