Political donors like candidates who stick with their party's positions, researchers find. Voters also tend to steer clear of candidates with extreme views.

What if the nation is in the midst of another COVID-19 shutdown come Election Day in November? An expert weighs in.

In a new survey, primary voters have different views on how much influence political party insiders should have in picking a party's presidential nominee.

Despite concerns about voting by mail leading to an unfair advantage for one political party over another, a news study shows it doesn't help either more.

Black men reported experiencing fewer poor mental health days after the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama. Black women reported more.

A historian explains the caucus system and how its design can keep voters, such as those with disabilities, from having a say in the process.

A new book digs into how corrupt politicians cheat in elections in Hungary and Romania, and its far more than just buying votes.

Politicians with an education in economics spur economies to grow faster than leaders without one, research shows.

We tend to think that polls that show our favored candidate doing well are more credible, researchers find.

The last two Republicans standing in the 2016 presidential primaries were Trump and Kasich. A trove of Twitter data shows they employed the same strategy.