American Democracy Research

2019-2020 SCAD Graduate Fellow Katie Clayton shares insights from her SCAD-sponsored research. Her findings were featured in articles by the

On November 5th, before several states released their final vote tallies and either candidate had obtained the 270 electoral votes needed to win the U.S.

2019-2020 SCAD Graduate Fellow Luca Braghieri shares insights from his SCAD-sponsored research.

Whites are more likely to think police behave fairly -- and so their suspects are probably culpable. The following is an op-ed by SCAD Faculty Fellow Hakeem Jefferson and coauthors F

As mass demonstrations took place nationwide honoring George Floyd and demanding reforms in policing, Stanford political scientist and Center for American Democracy Faculty Fellow

Facebook has provided a $351,000 gift to the American National Election Studies (ANES) to gather data on an important topic pertaining to the American electorate: what is the nature of the relationship between social media usage and public opinion?

Geologist turned high school teacher turned GSE researcher, IRiSS Center for American Democracy Graduate Fellow Lynne Zummo examines how adolescents' political identities affect their scientific reasoning - particularly about climate change.

The following is an op-ed by SCAD director Mike Tomz and coauthor Jessica L. P. Weeks, published in the Washington Post on June 19, 2019.

The Stanford Center for American Democracy (SCAD) at IRiSS is a multidisciplinary effort to address fundamental questions about American democracy, institutions, and the American electorate.

The American National Election Studies (ANES) has surveyed the American electorate every U.S.