Newly gerrymandered districts might hurt Democrats less than you think Tommy Ratliff, Stephanie Somersille, Marion Campisi, and Ellen Veomett - September 21, 2022 Our new method for measuring gerrymandering might help settle state court lawsuits over district borders.
Police stop Black drivers more often than Whites. We found out why. William Cai, Sharad Goel, and Johann Gaebler - September 14, 2022 Departments enforce speed limits in a handful of areas, our research finds — and those are often disproportionately Black.
State legislators make big decisions. So why do they get tiny paychecks? Christopher Cooper - September 8, 2021 New research uncovered one surprising reason.
Many Republicans believe the election was fixed. But that’s what losing partisans often think. Dan Cassino - December 3, 2020 What’s new is how many are not just suspicious, but say they’re sure it’s true
Wisconsin is scheduled to vote today. How will the pandemic affect turnout? Michael W. Wagner, Lewis A. Friedland, Katherine Cramer, Jordan M. Foley, Dhavan V. Shah, and Ceri Hughes - April 6, 2020 The state’s push to expand early and mail-in voting probably won’t increase black, Hispanic or Democratic votes
In December, thousands of Americans protested against the tax plan, for DACA and about all the other usual suspects Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - January 25, 2018 This is the 12th installment in a monthly series reporting
How rural resentment helps explain the surprising victory of Donald Trump Katherine Cramer - November 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49402" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Charles Ommanney/The Washington Post)[/caption] Making sense
Fifty years later, the Miranda decision hasn’t accomplished what the Supreme Court intended Bruce Peabody - June 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41992" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] You have the right to remain
Wisconsin’s state legislative districts are a big Republican gerrymander Shawn Donahue, Robin Best, Michael McDonald, Jonathan Krasno, and Daniel Magleby - May 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41061" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Map of Wisconsin Assembly Districts(WISCONSIN STATE
“What in the hell is going on in Madison?” John Sides - March 1, 2011 I asked "Katherine Cramer Walsh":http://users.polisci.wisc.edu/kwalsh/, a political scientist at the