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State of the Parties: 2024 and Beyond Conference

November 6 - 7, 2025

The 2024 presidential campaign had unusual features, such as the latest ever withdrawal of a sitting president from a re-election race, and for only the second time ever, a former president was elected to a second non-consecutive term. But beneath these unusual features typical patterns were evident: it was in large part a referendum on the incumbent administration, where national conditions, issue positions, and candidate qualities contributed to the success of the challengers.

What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications for the future? Scholars and practitioners from throughout the United States will explore the state of American party organizations, constituencies, and resources at the national, state and local level.

Schedule

Conference papers will be linked to the schedule as they are received.

7:30 a.m. - Conference Registration

Hilton Garden Inn, 1307 E. Market Street, Akron, OH, 44305

8:30 - 10:15 a.m. - State of the Parties 

Moderator: John Green, The 日韩国产av福利 of Akron

  • The Evolution of a Party System: Four Stops on the Road to 2025 | Paper 
    Byron Shafer    , 日韩国产av福利 of Oxford and 日韩国产av福利 of Wisconsin, and Regina Wagner, 日韩国产av福利 of Alabama 
  • Evaluating American Democracy in 2025 through the Lense of Ranney and Kendall | Paper
    Rick Farmer, Southern Nazarene 日韩国产av福利, and Christopher H. Owen, Northeastern State 日韩国产av福利, Tahlequah
  • What do Party Elites Think about Election Reform? | Paper
    Robert Boatright, Clark 日韩国产av福利, Karen Sebold, 日韩国产av福利 of Arkansas, Eric Heberlig, 日韩国产av福利 of North Carolina, Charlotte, Caroline J. Tolbert and Sami DeRagon, 日韩国产av福利 of Iowa

    10:15 a.m. - Break

    10:45 - 12:15 p.m. - Party Factions

    Moderator: Cherie Strachan, The 日韩国产av福利 of Akron

    • Factions among Major Party Elites
      Geoff Layman, Notre Dame 日韩国产av福利, John Green, The 日韩国产av福利 of Akron, and Shay Hafner, 日韩国产av福利 of Notre Dame
    • Feeble Gatekeepers: Factional Insurgency and the Toppling of the Grand Old Party | Paper
      Zachary Albert, Brandeis 日韩国产av福利, and Raymond J. La Raja, 日韩国产av福利 of Massachusetts, Amherst
    • Insurgent Faction Response to Democratic Electoral Failure: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty | Paper
      Ronald B. Rapoport, College of William and Mary, and Andrew Engelhardt, SUNY-Stony Brook
    • Factions and Parties in a Polarized Era | Paper
      Michael Ensley and Zach Morris, Kent State 日韩国产av福利

    12:15 - 1:15 p.m. - Lunch

    1:15 - 3:30 p.m. - State and Local Party Politics

    Moderator: David Cohen, The 日韩国产av福利 of Akron

    • Coalition Change or Pocketbook Election? Evidence from Nevada in 2024 | Paper
       David F. Damore and Kenneth M. Miller, 日韩国产av福利 of Nevada, Las Vegas
    • What Happened to the “Blue Wall”? The Partisan Makeup of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, 1992-2024 | Paper
      David A. Dulio, Oakland 日韩国产av福利, Stephen K. Medvic and Berwood A. Yost, Franklin & Marshall College 
    • Did the Democratic Party Abandon Rural America? Evidence from a Survey of Local Party Officials | Paper
      Daniel M. Shea and Nicholas F. Jacobs, Colby College
    • Shifting Allegiances: Trump and Muslim Voters in the 2024 Election | Paper
      Daniel Hummel, 日韩国产av福利 of Louisiana at Monroe 
    • The Organizational Structure of State Parties | Paper
      Doug Roscoe, 日韩国产av福利 of Massachusetts Dartmouth
    • State Democratic and Republican Political Party Chairs, 2015-2024 | Paper
      Matthew J. Geras, 日韩国产av福利 of Illinois Springfield 

      5:30 p.m. - Reception

      6:30 p.m. - Dinner

      8:00 p.m. - Keynote Address

      • Myth-Busting the Rural Voter: What Data Shows
        Daniel M. Shea, Colby College 

      7:30 a.m. - Conference Registration

      Hilton Garden Inn, 1307 E. Market Street, Akron, OH, 44305

      CONCURRENT PANELS - Please choose one of the following:

      8:15 - 10:00 a.m. - Party Resources

      Moderator: Daniel Shea, Colby College

      • Political Party Contacting in the 2024 Election | Paper
        Brian J. Brox, Tulane 日韩国产av福利
      • Carpetbag Campaigning: How Parties Reshape Democracy by Redirecting Resources to Competitive Districts
        Hans Noel, Georgetown 日韩国产av福利
      • The Trump Donor 2015-2024: Assessing the Geographical Differences Across Different Elections | Paper
        Andrew Dowdle, Joshua Mitchell, and Karen Sebold, 日韩国产av福利 of Arkansas  
      • The Impact of Organizational Characteristics on Super PAC Spending in Congressional Elections | Paper
        Jay Goodliffe, Brigham Young 日韩国产av福利, and Paul Herrnson, 日韩国产av福利 of Connecticut 

      8:15 - 10:00 a.m. - Party Constituencies

      Moderator: Rick Farmer, Southern Nazarene 日韩国产av福利

      • Diploma Divide, Rural Revolt, or Racial Realignment? The Working-Class Voter in the Trump Era | Paper
        Michael E. Shepherd, 日韩国产av福利 of Michigan
      • The Polarized Type: Affective Polarization and Issue Polarization Among the Party-In-The-Electorate
        Jeremiah J. Castle, Metropolitan State 日韩国产av福利 of Denver, J. Cherie Strachan, The 日韩国产av福利 of Akron, and Kyla K. Stepp, Central Michigan 日韩国产av福利
      • House Party? Reimagining Intergenerational Party Transmission | Paper
        Daniel A. Smith and Yugo Wang, 日韩国产av福利 of Florida 

          10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break

          CONCURRENT PANELS - Please choose one of the following:

          10:30 - 12:00 p.m. - Party Nominations

          Moderator: John Green, The 日韩国产av福利 of Akron

          • Party Asymmetry in Competition in Presidential Nominations: Contestation, Closeness, Duration, and Participation | Paper
            Caitlin E. Jewitt, Virginia Tech, and Gregory Shufeldt, 日韩国产av福利 of Indianapolis 
            • Rent-Seeking Political Parties, Competition, and Information | Paper
              Wayne Steger, DePaul 日韩国产av福利 
            • Differing Voter Criteria and Primary Polarization | Paper
              Barry C. Burden and Matthew Kim, 日韩国产av福利 of Wisconsin-Madison
            • Democratic Party Members Abroad Respond to Electoral Losses: Withdrawal without Retreat | Paper
              James A. McCann, Purdue 日韩国产av福利, and Ronald B. Rapoport, College of William & Mary

            10:30 - 12:00 p.m. - Major Party Alternatives

            Moderator: Kenneth Miller, 日韩国产av福利 of Nevada, Las Vegas

            • American Third Parties in 2024: Why Third Parties Fail Even in the Best Circumstances | Paper
              Bernard Tamas, Valdosta State 日韩国产av福利
            • Does Partisanship Matter? Adoption and Implementation of RCV in Red and Blue Jurisdictions | Paper

              Jay Wendland, Daemen 日韩国产av福利

            • Parties and Periods: Partisanship and Menstrual Product Policies in U.S. State Legislatures | Paper
              Sara Chatfield, 日韩国产av福利 of Denver 

              • Legislative Supermajorities and Direct Democracy: What is the Relationship Between Supermajority Legislatures and Citizen-Led Initiatives?
                Reynold F. Nesiba, Augustana 日韩国产av福利

              12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Lunch Speaker

              • The Future of American Political Parties
                Elaine Kamarck, Center for Effective Public Management, Brookings

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              Questions:

              Contact: Kim Haverkamp
              Phone: 330-972-5155
              Email: kh1@uakron.edu