Liberal Arts and Sciences
Michael McDonald Research Group
Led by Michael McDonald · Political Science
What we study
Dr. McDonald studies voter turnout, elections and redistricting. He runs the United States Elections Project (turnout data) and is co-principal investigator of the Public Mapping Project, which encourages public participation in redistricting.
What working here is like
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Current projects
Public Mapping Project
A project to encourage public participation in redistricting.
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Recent papers, explained
- Florida’s Democracy Deserts: Patterns of Contestation and Cancellation of Florida Local Elections
2025 · Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy
Finds that Florida localities may skip elections for decades due to low candidate numbers.
- Campus Voting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2024 · American Politics Research
Shows that Florida college students who left campus before voting had lower turnout.
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- No Accountability Without Transparency and Consistency: Evaluating Mexico's Redistricting-by-Formula
2023 · Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy
Examines how Mexico's redistricting process lacks transparency and consistency.
- Mail Voting and Voter Turnout
2023 · Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy
Finds that states with more mail voting tend to have higher voter turnout.
- Chapter 4 The 2020 Presidential Nomination Contests
2022 · De Gruyter eBooks
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How to reach out
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