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Jan E. Leighley is a Professor at American University's School of Public Affairs, Department of Government. Her career spans editorial leadership, institutional governance, and federal program management, including roles as interim Senior Associate Dean (2012–2014) and National Science Foundation Program Manager (2020–2021). She focuses on democratic representation, electoral systems, and political inequality.
- PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Her research examines how electoral laws, socioeconomic disparities, and racial/ethnic dynamics influence voter turnout and democratic representativeness. Key themes include the intersection of class bias and policy responsiveness, historical evolution of electoral institutions, and the role of mobilization mechanisms in shaping electorates.
The 15 most recent articles highlight trends in voter turnout analysis, electoral reform impacts, and racial/ethnic participation disparities. They span sub-fields like early voting accessibility, survey measurement accuracy, off-year election representativeness, and the influence of partisanship and social identity on engagement.
Leighley co-authored Who Votes Now? (2014) with Jonathan Nagler, analyzing demographic and issue-based drivers of turnout, and wrote Strength in Numbers? (2001) on minority mobilization. She served as editor for the American Journal of Political Science (2000–2004, 2018–2019) and The Journal of Politics (2009–2014).
