Presidentialism plus single-member districts is a bad combination that incentivizes leaders to consolidate power by fueling division.

As the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, here are eight ways its political system stands apart from the world's other 105 democracies.

‘Place’ does matter for populist radical right sentiment, but how? Evidence from Germany - Volume 16 Issue 2

Former secretary of state says the winner of a genuine Democratic primary ‘would have beaten Donald Trump’

Why isn't November the election that matters? Single-member districts are the problem. Primary reform doesn't fix that.

Attitudes Toward Electoral System Reform and Party System Change in the U.S.

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As America turns 250, explore how demographics, work, family and economics have shifted since 1976, based on 50 years of Census data.

PlanScore is a first-of-its-kind gerrymandering scoring service for new district plans, allowing users to upload maps and instantly receive projected data about their partisan consequences. You can al...

With President Donald Trump back in the White House and his party controlling the House and Senate, 2025 was the most partisan year for Congress in the history of our study in terms of floor votes, an...

Watching House Republicans seize victory from the jaws of defeat.

Mike Johnson's narrow majority isn't his only problem.

Discharge petitions, factional alliances, and stormy political waters are prompting some members to consider a different course

Maine's four-person Congressional delegation is one of the smallest in the country. Yet their mixed votes on the bill to reopen the government reflect the national divide over the fraught issue.

With a vote as early as tonight, we quickly ran the numbers

Jared Golden is the latest problem-solving politician to decide Congress isn’t worth the cost. And so the doom loop takes another turn.