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Office Hours: Redistricting’s Real Impact
17 mins; March 24, 2026
Primaries and How America Picks Political Candidates (It’s Complicated)
20 mins; March 12, 2026
Civic Blueprints: The Hidden Work Behind American Democracy
17 mins; February 24, 2026
Supreme Court Term Preview w/ Adam Feldman: Major Cases on Voting, Redistricting, Tariffs, and Presidential Power
23 mins; January 13, 2026
What Google Is Learning by Studying American Values Ahead of Our 250th Birthday
29 mins; January 08, 2026
Some Filing Deadlines for the 2026 Midterms have ALREADY Passed - Primary Calendar Preview
21 mins; January 06, 2026
What’s Next for Redistricting Nationwide After the Supreme Court Allows Texas’ New Map for 2026
15 mins; December 10, 2025
Connecticut’s Ballot Measure History: A 90% Approval Rate and a Century of Amendments
13 mins; December 03, 2025
Looking Ahead to 2026 – Office Hours w/ Leslie Graves
17 mins; November 24, 2025
Voter Turnout Trends and Key Takeaways from the 2025 Elections
28 mins; November 19, 2025
How the Supreme Court’s Tariffs Case Could Redefine Presidential Power and Trade w/ Brennan Center’s Liza Goitein
17 mins; November 12, 2025
Government Shutdown Latest: Senate Deal Advances, House Decision Looms w/ Axios’ Hans Nichols
16 mins; November 10, 2025
Democratic Wave? 2025 Election Takeaways on Polling Misses, Redistricting, and What’s Next
20 mins; November 07, 2025
Keep an Eye on Local Elections this Week – Office Hours w/ Leslie Graves
17 mins; November 03, 2025
Top 10 Elections to Watch: Big-City Mayors, Statehouse Shifts, Court Control, and More
39 mins; October 29, 2025
Top 10 Ballot Measures to Watch: Prop 50, Taxes in Texas, Housing in NYC, and More
23 mins; October 27, 2025
Democrats Redistricting in Virginia? Previewing the Commonwealth’s 2025 Elections
26 mins; October 24, 2025
New Jersey 2025 Election Preview: Governor’s Race, State Assembly Contests, and Turnout Trends
22 mins; October 22, 2025
How Oklahomans Have Used Ballot Measures to Shape Their State for 100+ Years
16 mins; October 17, 2025
Empowering Confident Voters: Celebrating National Voter Education Week
18 mins; October 06, 2025
How Many House Seats Could Flip as a Result of Redistricting Efforts Around the Country?
20 mins; October 03, 2025
Building Robust Information on 500,000 Local Officials — Office Hours Ep. #4
22 mins; September 30, 2025
SCOTUS 2025-26 Term Preview: Tariffs, Voting Rights Act, Agency Power & More
23 mins; September 23, 2025
Alaska Politics on the Ballot: Relocating the Capital, Oil Dividends, and RCV
17 mins; September 19, 2025
Senate Invokes ‘Nuclear Option’ to Fast Track Presidential Nominations
16 mins; September 16, 2025
Can Congress Avoid a Government Shutdown? w/ Burgess Everett
15 mins; September 12, 2025
Prop 50, Explained — Inside California’s Redistricting Push
17 mins; September 09, 2025
Previewing the High-Stakes Month Ahead in Congress w/ POLITICO's Nicholas Wu
17 mins; September 04, 2025
What’s it really like to serve on a local school board?
20 mins; August 28, 2025
Arizona's Ballot Measure History
18 mins; August 26, 2025
A Brief History of the Federal Reserve w/ Former Fed President Jeffrey Lacker
24 mins; August 21, 2025
How ’26 Secretary of State Elections Could Change Election Oversight and Administration
21 mins; August 19, 2025
Texas Redistricting Battle Spreads Nationwide
30 mins; August 14, 2025
Detroit mayoral primary results: Council President Sheffield dominates nine-candidate field
15 mins; August 08, 2025
Seattle mayoral primary results: Incumbent Bruce Harrell trails challenger Katie Wilson
14 mins; August 07, 2025
Office Hours w/ Ballotpedia Founder and CEO Leslie Graves - Ep. #2
15 mins; July 31, 2025
Michigan’s ballot measure history — from margarine wars to marijuana legalization
22 mins; July 25, 2025
Nebraska's Nonpartisan Registration Surge: Why Voters Are Ditching Party Labels
19 mins; July 23, 2025
Split ticket voting in presidential election years falls to lows not seen since the 1920s in 2024 election
11 mins; July 18, 2025
Indiana Becomes 5th State to Require Party Labels for School Board Candidates
16 mins; July 16, 2025
Washington D.C.'s First Council Expulsion: Trayon White Runs to Reclaim his Seat After Federal Corruption Charges
12 mins; July 10, 2025
SCOTUS Decision Recap + What to watch over the summer on the emergency docket
20 mins; July 03, 2025
Office Hours with Ballotpedia Founder and CEO Leslie Graves
15 mins; June 26, 2025
North Carolina's ballot measure history
19 mins; June 24, 2025
NYC Mayoral Primary 2025: Mamdani, Cuomo, RCV, and the Democrats’ Next Chapter
22 mins; June 20, 2025
The ABA’s historical role in vetting federal judges
19 mins; June 17, 2025
NJ Primary Results — Ciattarelli vs Sherrill matchup set for Governor
22 mins; June 13, 2025
How Presidential power has evolved since America’s founding
19 mins; June 12, 2025
Kyle Kondik on how House ‘sorting’ will impact the ‘26 midterms
17 mins; June 06, 2025
Congressional retirements and departures — an early look
17 mins; June 04, 2025
How school districts are preparing for a tough budget season
19 mins; May 28, 2025
What does the Administrative State ACTUALLY do?
16 mins; May 22, 2025
Reconciliation, Explained (pt. 2) — What to watch as Congress negotiates Trump's budget bill
17 mins; May 20, 2025
Virginia ‘25 Elections to Watch
26 mins; May 16, 2025
Virginia ‘25 Election Spotlight (Part 1)
26 mins; May 16, 2025
Oregon's role as a pioneer of direct democracy
21 mins; May 13, 2025
Crypto policy w/ former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo
35 mins; May 07, 2025
Checking in on Trump's judicial nominations
8 mins; May 06, 2025
From town halls to calling gas stations — What it takes to cover local elections
22 mins; May 02, 2025
Why do some states report election results faster than others?
28 mins; April 29, 2025
Ohio's Parent's Bill of Rights + Shifting Power Between States and School Boards
30 mins; April 18, 2025
Prop 65, the 1970's Tax Revolt, and California's long, influential ballot measures legacy
22 mins; April 16, 2025
English as the Official Language: Where it already is, and the impact of Trump's Executive Order
25 mins; April 10, 2025
April 1st Election Results: Crawford claims Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy, GOP holds Florida seats
24 mins; April 03, 2025
Schimel vs Crawford: Wisconsin Supreme Court election preview
17 mins; March 27, 2025
Election law legislation — State policy developments to watch
25 mins; March 25, 2025
Ohio’s Ballot Measure Legacy: Constitutional Conventions, Prohibition, and Policy Shifts
21 mins; March 19, 2025
What happens if the federal government shuts down?
18 mins; March 11, 2025
Universal school choice's impact on rural education
22 mins; March 07, 2025
Indiana's only town still governed by a charter
10 mins; March 04, 2025
WI Ballot Spotlight: Adding voter ID to the constitution + Adopting the citizen initiative?
17 mins; February 25, 2025
How compacts connect states across borders through policy
17 mins; February 21, 2025
Majority at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court election
12 mins; February 12, 2025
Redo elections, explained
17 mins; February 11, 2025
90% of state legislative incumbents won re-election in 2024
11 mins; February 06, 2025
VA and NJ elect new governors this year. Here's what to watch
28 mins; February 04, 2025
VA constitutional amendments: How their 2-session rule works
12 mins; January 30, 2025
What DOGE can learn from Clinton's effort to 'reinvent government' in the '90s
30 mins; January 28, 2025
Budget reconciliation, explained
21 mins; January 24, 2025
How state legislatures might change election laws this year
23 mins; January 22, 2025
The Congressional Review Act's big role in enacting Trump’s agenda
17 mins; January 16, 2025
The difference between executive orders and other presidential actions, and why it matters
18 mins; January 14, 2025
The most important election this year might be happening in your backyard
15 mins; January 09, 2025
Citizen Initiatives: The history of giving power to the people
84 hours 40 mins; December 17, 2024
Why are there so many uncontested elections at the local level?
22 mins; December 12, 2024
How will vacancies created by Trump’s cabinet nominations be filled?
18 mins; December 05, 2024
How split ticket voting impacted races across the country
26 mins; December 03, 2024
Why do recounts happen?
14 mins; November 26, 2024
MI & MN lose trifecta status for D's + looking ahead to '25 in NJ & VA
12 mins; November 22, 2024
Two historic recalls in CA + '24's national recall trends w/ Joshua Spivak
19 mins; November 20, 2024
Republicans win House, deliver Trump federal trifecta
19 mins; November 13, 2024
Scott Rasmussen’s perspective on polling in the ‘24 cycle
29 mins; November 12, 2024
Trump widens margin of victory in most pivot counties
11 mins; November 08, 2024
Ballot measure results
14 mins; November 07, 2024
State-level results for legislatures, SCOTUS' and more
14 mins; November 06, 2024
Election night roundup – what we know so far
13 mins; November 06, 2024
One last look at early voting with Michael McDonald
18 mins; November 04, 2024
Top 15 elections to watch
17 mins; November 01, 2024
Top 15 ballot measures to watch
37 mins; October 31, 2024
How to spot bias in political coverage
15 mins; October 30, 2024
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