Following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, APSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs Department issued a call for submissions for a PSNow series entitled 2024 Election Reflection Series.

This series features timely and thoughtful commentary from political scientists across the country on the 2024 election cycle. Contributors reflect on electoral behavior, campaign strategy, public opinion, democratic institutions, and the broader political implications of the 2024 election. We especially welcomed perspectives related to historically underrepresented communities, civic participation, misinformation, institutional trust, and evolving patterns in American electoral politics.

The views expressed in this series are those of the authors and contributors alone and do not represent the views of the APSA.

Read the 2024 Election Reflections

Redefining Integrity: Reflections on Electoral Policy Change by Matthew Geras and Michael J. Pomante II

A Survey Research Approach to Active Learning During the 2024 Presidential Election by Lindsey Meeks

Local Elections, National Tides: The Role of Partisanship in School Board Elections by Jennifer Hudson and Jason D. Mycoff

Reflecting on Predictions: Why Do We Often Get Elections Wrong? by Peter W. Wielhouwer

Vote Equations by Michael S. Lewis-Beck and Charles Tien

The Decline of Progressive Congressional Challengers in 2024 Suggests There Won’t Be Another AOC By Sean McElwee

Latino Support for Trump in 2024: Trends and Insights from an Empirical Analysis by Luis Fraga and Ricardo Ramirez

The Role of Institutions in the 2024 Messaging Post-Mortem by Nathaniel Jenkins

Cultural Values and Economic Priorities: The Not-So-Shocking Rise of Latino Support for Trump by Geraldo Cadava

Apathy Aftermath: Non-Voting in the 2024 Presidential Election by Jan E. Leighley

Please contact diversityprograms@apsanet.org for more information.

Prior to the 2020 election, APSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs Department issued a call for submissions for a PS Now series entitled 2020 APSA Election Reflections.

The call for submissions was especially interested in featuring content that addresses the political behavior and public opinion of individuals from the following groups: underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, first-generation Americans, the Indigenous community, and the LGBTQ community. We also welcomed submissions that included reflections on race, power, governance, social injustice and oppression in relation the 2020 election season. The views expressed in this series are those of the authors and contributors alone and do not represent the views of the APSA.

Read the 2020 Election Reflections

Party at the Mailbox: A Celebration of Community by Dr. Melissa Michelson, Sarah Hayes, and Stephanie DeMora

The 2020 Election in Indian Country: Progress but Equity is Still Elusive by Dr. Jean Schroedel, Claremont Graduate University; Dr. Joseph Dietrich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; and Kara Mazareas, Claremont Graduate University 

The 2020 Election: A Red Alarm Fire for American Democracy by Dr. Albert Samuels

Please email any questions about this call to diversityprograms@apsanet.org. 

Prior to the 2018 Midterm Elections, APSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs Office issued a call for scholarly reflections, original research notes, and classroom exercises that shed light upon diversity, political behavior, public opinion and the 2018 Campaign and Election. What resulted is series of 2018 Election Reflections, covering a range of election related topics and research methods.

Native American Voters and Candidates in the 2018 Elections, by Laura E. Evans, University of Washington, Raymond Foxworth (Navajo Nation), First Nations Development Institute, Kimberly R. Huyser (Diné), University of New Mexico, Yoshira Macias-Mejia, University of New Mexico and Gabriel Sanchez, University of New Mexico

It’s Time for Political Scientists to Come off of the Sidelines, by Christina Greer, Fordham University

Navigating Partisan Differences in Class Discussion, by Eric Schwartz, Hagerstown Community College

Prior to the 2016 Presidential Election, APSA’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs Office issued a call for scholarly reflections, original research notes, and classroom exercises that shed light upon diversity, political behavior, public opinion and the 2016 Campaign and Election. The 2016 Election Reflections cover a range of election related topics and research methods.

Read the 2016 Election Reflection Series as they appeared on PSNow.