Adam Bonica

Adam Bonica is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University. His research integrates data science and politics, focusing on money in politics, campaigns and elections, judicial politics, and political methodology.

• Research Interests: Data Science, Political Ideology, Campaign Finance, Judicial Polarization, Quantitative Modeling
• Contact: Encina Hall West, Room 307, Stanford, CA 94305-6044 | Email: bonica@stanford.edu | Phone: (650) 725-7987

His work has been published in leading journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Political Analysis, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, and JAMA Internal Medicine. Bonica co-authored The Judicial Tug of War, which explores the politicization of the American judiciary. He has developed comprehensive databases like DIME (Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections) to advance research on political ideology and campaign finance.

Recent publications include analyses of ideological persuasion in U.S. elections, judicial reform dynamics, and supervised machine learning applications in political methodology. His research spans topics such as clerk hiring as ideological indicators, professional networks in fundraising, and polarization trends among physicians and legal professionals.