Mental Health Expert Tips on Coping if Your Presidential Candidate Loses
Tips on Dealing With the Stress of a Divisive Election The results of the presidential election will pack an emotional punch for those whose candidate…
Political Science
Visualization Tool: See How Your Congressional District Has Handled COVID-19
University of Chicago researchers add district map to COVID Atlas visualization tool. Citizens and voters can now track their congressional districts alongside the coronavirus pandemic,…
Does the Electoral College Need to Be Reformed? Making Voting More Democratic
University of Chicago scholar discusses ways to make voting process more democratic. The outcome of every U.S. presidential election hinges on a few key swing…
What Russian Interference in U.S. Elections Might Look Like in 2020
What does Vladimir Putin have to gain from meddling? A University of Chicago scholar explains. As the 2020 election approaches, Russia is back in the…
Data Scientist: Should You Trust the 2020 Election Polls? Yes, but …
Mansueto Institute data scientist Nicholas Marchio breaks down election forecasting. Polling data is an essential factor in every election cycle. Pundits use it to forecast…
Experts Warn of Substantial Danger to Democratic Stability Around 2020 Election
Watchdog report finds political scientists deeply concerned about the president’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the election. On the eve…
New Research Finds Democrats and Republicans Hate the Other Side More Than They Love Their Own
“When ideals and policies matter less than dominating foes, government becomes dysfunctional,” researchers say. The bitter polarization between the Republican and Democratic parties in the…
Democracy in Distress? Global Trend of Democratic Governments That Collapse From Within
Experts analyze a global trend: democratic governments that collapse from within while maintaining a veneer of legitimacy. When the Cold War ended in the early…
Columbia University Simulations Show Who the Electoral College Favors Between Trump and Biden
Simulations from Columbia University researchers show a slight bias toward Trump but less of a tilt than in the 2016 election. Trump’s 2016 victory in…
“Lost Votes”: What Are the Odds Your Vote Will Not Count?
MIT professor’s study quantifies how many mail-in ballots became “lost votes” in the 2016 U.S. federal election. In elections, every vote counts. Or should count….
When Racism and Sexism Benefit Black and Female Politicians
When It Comes to Supporting Candidates, Ideology Trumps Race and Gender Prejudiced people will still vote for Black and female politicians, as long as ideologies…
New Research Shows Candidates Who Use Humor on Twitter May Find the Joke Is on Them
Study finds funny stuff reduces credibility and support. Political candidates’ use of humor on social media could sometimes backfire on them with potential supporters, new…
How Russia May Have Used Twitter to Help Seize Crimea
New research shows real-time social media data may have been a source of military intelligence for the Kremlin and potentially other governments. Online discourse by…
Research Reveals Public Attitudes About Transgender Athletes
The research published in the journal Sex Roles identifies sports fans as a significant source of resistance to transgender participation on sports teams that match…
Of Ants and Men: Ant Behavior and Political Polarization May Be Driven by the Same Processes
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies. Could the division of labor…