State of the Parties: 2020 and Beyond Virtual Conference
The 2020 presidential election was extraordinary: waged under pandemic conditions, it produced a dramatic increase in voter turnout, many close contests, and a tenuous one-party control of the federal government.
Scholars and practitioners from across the United States explored the state of American party organizations, constituencies and resources at the national, state and local level.
Panel Papers and Videos:
John Green, The ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Akron
Papers:
- Peak Polarization: Ideological Division, Inter-Party Hostility and the Future of American Democracy
Alan I. Abramowitz, Emory ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- #Polarized2020: Division and Duress in Partisan Perceptions of COVID-19
Eric C. Vorst, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Missouri-St. Louis, and Thomas Leath, Lindenwood ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper and Appendix
- The Influence of Party ID on COVID-19 Messaging
Lara Wessel, Georgia Southern ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- Political Identity and Beliefs about Stolen Elections in the American Electorate
David C. Kimball, Anita Manion, and Adriano Udani, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Missouri-St. Louis | Download Paper
David Cohen, The ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Akron
Papers:
- The Consequences of Changing Primary Participation Laws for Party Registration and Partisanship
Barbara Norrander, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Arizona, and Jay Wendland, Daemen College | Download Paper
- The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Changing Electoral Rules in the 2020 Presidential Nomination
Caitlin E. Jewitt, Virginia Tech, and Gregory Shufeldt, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Indianapolis | Download Paper
- U.S. Primary Election Competitiveness 2010-2020
Chapman Rackaway, Radford ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- What do the 2020 Congressional Primaries Tell Us About the Direction of the Democratic and Republican Parties?
Robert G. Boatright, Clark ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
Regina Wagner, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Alabama
Papers:
- The 2020 Elections and Beyond: An Era of Unstable Majorities Continues
Morris P. Fiorina, Stanford ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- The Public versus the Activists: Party Structure in Modern American Politics
Byron Shafer, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Wisconsin, and Regina Wagner, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Alabama | Download Paper
- Support for Ranked Choice Voting and Partisanship of Voters: Results from a National Survey Experiment
Joseph Anthony, Oklahoma State ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû, David C. Kimball, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Missouri St. Louis, Jamil Scott, Georgetown ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû, and Jack Santucci, Drexel ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
Anthony Sparacino, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Richmond
Papers:
- State-Level Elected Officials, National Party Organizations, and Partisan Polarization in 2020
Anthony Sparacino, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Richmond | Download Paper
- The Rise of the Unaffiliated Registered Voter in North Carolina
Michael Bitzer, Catawba College, Christopher Cooper, Western Carolina ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû, Whitney Ross Manzo, Meredith College, and Susan Roberts, Davidson College | Download Paper
- Blue Metros, Red States: The Geography of the 2020 Vote in the Swing States
David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, and Karen A. Danielsen, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Nevada, Las Vegas | Download Paper
- Turning the Natural State Red: The Rise of the GOP in Arkansas
John Davis, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Arkansas at Monticello | Download Paper
Stephen Brooks, The ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Akron
Papers:
- From Tea Party to Trump Party
Ronald B. Rapoport and Henry Crossman, William and Mary | Download Paper
- Democracy and Disinformation: Trump, the Republican Party and the 2020 Election
Brian Conley, Suffolk ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- The Divided Republicans: How the ‘Paranoid Style’ is Re-Shaping Party Politics
Peter L. Francia, East Carolina ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû
- Riot in the Party: Voter Registrations Following the January 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection
Daniel A. Smith and Sarah Loving, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Florida | Download Paper
Mitchell McKinney, The ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Akron
Papers:
- Strategic Primordialism: How Political Parties Organize Identity Politics
Shaheen Mozaffar, Bridgewater State ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- Party Factions Among the Voters
Stephen K. Medvic and Berwood A. Yost, Franklin & Marshall College |Download Paper and Appendix
- Orwell’s Collapse: Partisan Polarization and Its Effect on Language Use
Jakob A. Miller, Taylor ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- The Partisan Dynamics of Women in Elective Office: 2020 and Beyond
Laurel Elder, Hartwick College | Download Paper
Paul Herrnson, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Connecticut
Papers:
- Super PACs as a New Source of Gender Inequality in Congressional Elections
Paul S. Herrnson, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Connecticut and Jennifer Heerwig, Stoney Brook ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper
- The Contribution Conundrum of Republican Female Congressional Donors
Anne Baker, Santa Clara ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû, and Monica Schneider, Miami ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Ohio | Download Paper
- Empty Seats, Political Imbalance, and Partisan Asymmetry at the Federal Election Commission
Karen Sebold, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Arkansas | Download Paper
- American Party Politics: Organizational Asymmetry and Raising Stakes in the Competition for Votes Cast Abroad
Anca Turcu, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Central Florida | Download Paper
Jacklyn Kettler, Boise State ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû
Papers:
- State Party Organizations, Independent Expenditures, and Spending Strategies
Jaclyn J. Kettler, Boise State ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû, Charles R. Hunt, Boise State ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû, Michael J. Malbin, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Albany-SUNY, Brendan Glavin, The Campaign Finance Institute, and Keith E. Hamm, Rice ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû |Download Paper
- Nationalized Spending in the 2020 House and Senate Campaigns
Kenneth M. Miller, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of Nevada, Las Vegas | Download Paper
- Are Super PACs Super-Efficient? Independent Expenditures in House Elections
Dante J. Scala, ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû of New Hampshire | Download Paper
- The Ground Game in 2020
Paul A. Beck, The Ohio State ÈÕº«¹ú²úav¸£Àû | Download Paper