Zoltan Hajnal

Finds Democratic party control of the state house reduces gender inequality.

Discusses how counties with higher non-White voters in a state that enacted strict voter ID laws show decreased turnout compared to counterparts in states that did not enact strict voter ID laws.

Provides an authoritative assessment of how immigration is reshaping the politics of the nation. Shows that fears about immigration fundamentally influence white Americans' core political identities, policy preferences, and electoral choices, and that these concerns are at the heart of a large-scale defection of whites from the Democratic to Republican party. Raises critical questions and concerns about how political beliefs and future elections will change the fate of America's immigrants and minorities, and their relationship with the rest of the nation.

Finds that strict voter ID laws discriminate. Responds to a piece by Grimmer et al.

Matches individual spending preferences in 11 policy areas with actual federal spending to see whose preferences are realized. Finds that race, more regularly than class, shapes government responsiveness. Finds that Democratic Party control eliminates most of the racial bias in responsiveness.

Argues that voter identification laws decrease minority turnout in American elections. Discusses how voter turnout among whites does not change, but turnout among Hispanics, Blacks, Asian Americans, and liberals falls by several percentage points when states require citizens to show identification in order to vote.

Offers the first encompassing account of how race and immigrant status affect the relationship that ordinary individuals have, or fail to have, with the American party system. Our analysis not only explains the high levels of ambivalence and uncertainty that shape the partisan views of so many individual Americans but also offers incentives and strategies for political parties and other interested observers to incorporate this population.

Demonstrates that low and uneven voter turnout leads to disadvantages for racial and ethnic minorities and proposes a practical and cost-effective solution to the problem.

Uses a new measure of minority representation and finds that across the range of American elections, African Americans are consistently more likely than other groups to end up losers raising questions about equity in American democracy.

Examines how experiences of constituency under black mayors affect individual white racial attitudes and the willingness of white voters to support black candidates; shows that black representation can profoundly alter white views and white votes by disproving the racial fears of many in the white community.