Elliott Fullmer

Dr. Elliott Fullmer is a Professor of Political Science at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, where he has been affiliated since 2013. He serves as the Director of the Washington Initiative and focuses on voting behavior, election reform, and political inequality in the United States.

• Education: PhD and MA in Government from Georgetown University (2013, 2010), BS in Economics from Villanova University (2005)

Research Interests center on electoral dynamics, including early voting, home team performance as natural experiments, and democracy reform with specific attention to tribal politics and voter suppression. His work integrates empirical analysis with accessible public commentary, as seen in American Politics Research, Election Law Journal, and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

Recent Publications include textbooks like The Basics of American Politics (2023) and monographs such as Everyone's Democracy (2022), alongside peer-reviewed articles on voting trends and electoral experiments. His scholarship bridges academic rigor with contemporary policy debates, reflecting in keywords such as political inequality, electoral participation, and constitutional governance.

Awards & Honors include the Thomas Branch Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017) and multiple nominations for Rising Star Awards from Virginia-based academic foundations (2017-2018).