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Democracy Policy Lab

Your resource for research on the intersections of politics, policy, and democracy

Our work uncovers the influence of campaign finance, election administration, civil rights, and labor policies on state-level democratic performance.

Delve deeper into our research to understand how state policies shape democracy today and what it means for the future.

Money in politics

Anti-democratic influence: the effect of Citizens United on state democratic performance.

Which states adopt election subversion policies?

The Political Effects of Affirmative Action: Evidence from Court Mandates on Law Enforcement Agencies.

The local reaction to unauthorized Mexican migration to the US.

Right to work or right to vote? Labor Policy and American Democracy.

Rock the registration: same day registration increases the turnout of young voters.