Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles, listed most-recent first. Each title links to the published version. For other writing, see Reports & Op-Eds. For books, see Books.

Forthcoming

• Scott Blatte and Brian F. Schaffner. “Surviving the Screens: The Problem of Hidden Inattentive Respondents in Online Surveys.” Political Science Research and Methods Forthcoming.
• Brian F. Schaffner, Jesse H. Rhodes, and Raymond J. La Raja. “Are Local Policy Attitudes Distinct?.” Political Science Research and Methods Forthcoming.

2025

• Brian F. Schaffner, Thomas Hershewe, Zoe Kava, and Jael Strell. “Do Conservatives Really Have Better Mental Well-Being than Liberals?.” PLOS ONE 20(4): e0321573.

2024

• Pia Deshpande, Scott Blatte, Yonatan Margalit, Carolina Olea Lezama, Brian F. Schaffner, Aadhya Shivakumar, and David Wingens. “Critical Race Theory and Asymmetric Mobilization.” Political Behavior 46: 1677–1699.

2023

• Omer Yair and Brian F. Schaffner. “Response Decoupling and Partisans’ Evaluations of Politicians’ Transgressions.” Political Behavior 45: 1711–1733.
• Chiara Binelli, Matthew Loveless, and Brian F. Schaffner. “Explaining Perceptions of Climate Change in the U.S..” Political Research Quarterly 76(1): 365–380.

2022

• Jon Green, Brian F. Schaffner, and Sam Luks. “Strategic Discrimination in the 2020 Democratic Primary.” Public Opinion Quarterly 86(4): 886–898.
• Ivelisse Cuevas Molina, Tatishe Nteta, Brian F. Schaffner, and Wouter Van Erve. “The Conditional Effects of Latino Candidates and Partisanship on Latino Turnout.” American Politics Research 50(5): 723–730.
• Stephen Ansolabehere, Bernard L. Fraga, and Brian F. Schaffner. “The CPS Voting and Registration Supplement Overstates Minority Turnout.” Journal of Politics 84(3): 1850–1855.
• Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner. “A Cash Lottery Increases Voter Turnout.” PLOS ONE 17(5): e0268640.
• Brian F. Schaffner. “Optimizing the Measurement of Sexism in Political Surveys.” Political Analysis 30(3): 364–380.
• Jesse H. Rhodes, Brian F. Schaffner, and Raymond J. La Raja. “The Conservative Bias in America’s Local Governments.” Political Science Quarterly 137(1): 125–154.
• Brian F. Schaffner. “The Heightened Importance of Racism and Sexism in the 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections.” British Journal of Political Science 52(1): 492–500.

2021

• Douglas Rice, Brian F. Schaffner, and David J. Barney. “Political Ideology and Issue Importance.” Political Research Quarterly 74(4): 1081–1096.
• Greg Lyon and Brian F. Schaffner. “Labor Unions and Non-Member Political Protest Mobilization in the U.S..” Political Research Quarterly 74(4): 998–1008.

2020

• Scott Blinder and Brian F. Schaffner. “Going with the Flows: Information that Changes Americans’ Immigration Preferences.” International Journal of Public Opinion Research 32(1): 153–164.

2019

• Anthony Rentsch, Brian F. Schaffner, and Justin H. Gross. “The Elusive Likely Voter: Improving Electoral Predictions with More Informed Vote Propensity Models.” Public Opinion Quarterly 83(4): 782–804.
• David J. Barney and Brian F. Schaffner. “Reexamining the Effect of Mass Shootings on Public Support for Gun Control.” British Journal of Political Science 49(4): 1555–1565.

2018

• Mia Costa, Brian F. Schaffner, and Alicia Prevost. “Walking the Walk? Experiments on the Effect of Pledging to Vote on Youth Turnout.” PLOS ONE 13(5): e0197066.
• Jesse H. Rhodes, Brian F. Schaffner, and Raymond J. La Raja. “Detecting and Understanding Donor Strategies in Mid-term Elections.” Political Research Quarterly 71(3): 503–516.
• Brian F. Schaffner and Samantha C. Luks. “Misinformation or Expressive Responding? What an Inauguration Crowd Can Tell Us about the Source of Political Misinformation in Surveys.” Public Opinion Quarterly 82(1): 135–147.
• Brian F. Schaffner, Matthew MacWilliams, and Tatishe Nteta. “Understanding White Polarization in the 2016 Vote for President: The Sobering Role of Racism and Sexism.” Political Science Quarterly 133(1): 9–34.
• Mia Costa and Brian F. Schaffner. “How Gender Conditions the Way Citizens Evaluate and Engage with Their Representatives.” Political Research Quarterly 71(1): 46–58.
• Mia Costa, Kaylee Johnson, and Brian F. Schaffner. “Rethinking Representation from a Communal Perspective.” Political Behavior 40(2): 301–320.

2017

• Jesse H. Rhodes and Brian F. Schaffner. “Testing Models of Unequal Representation: Democratic Populists and Republican Oligarchs?.” Quarterly Journal of Political Science 12(2): 185–204.
• Brian F. Schaffner and Cameron Roche. “Misinformation and Motivated Reasoning: Responses to Economic News in a Politicized Environment.” Public Opinion Quarterly 81(1): 86–110.

2015

• Stephen Ansolabehere and Brian F. Schaffner. “Distractions: The Incidence and Consequences of Interruptions for Survey Respondents.” Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology 3(2): 216–239.

2014

• Stephen Ansolabehere and Brian F. Schaffner. “Does Survey Mode Still Matter? Findings from a 2010 Multi-Mode Comparison.” Political Analysis 22(3): 285–303.
• David L. Eckles, Cindy D. Kam, Cherie Maestas, and Brian F. Schaffner. “Risk Attitudes and the Incumbency Advantage.” Political Behavior 36(4): 731–749.
• Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. Schaffner. “The Effects of Campaign Finance Spending Bans on Electoral Outcomes: Evidence from the States.” Electoral Studies 33: 102–114.

2013

• Brian F. Schaffner. “Support at Any Distance? The Role of Location and Prejudice in Public Opposition to the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’.” PS: Political Science & Politics 46(4): 753–759.
• Eitan D. Hersh and Brian F. Schaffner. “Targeted Campaign Appeals and the Value of Ambiguity.” Journal of Politics 75(2): 520–534.
• Tatishe Nteta and Brian F. Schaffner. “Substance and Symbolism: Race, Ethnicity, and Campaign Appeals in the United States.” Political Communication 30(2): 232–253.

2011

• Brian F. Schaffner. “Racial Salience and the Obama Vote.” Political Psychology 32(6): 963–988.
• David L. Eckles and Brian F. Schaffner. “Risk Tolerance and Support for Potential Military Interventions.” Public Opinion Quarterly 75(3): 533–544.
• Maryann Barakso, Jessica Gerrity, and Brian F. Schaffner. “Assessing the Importance of Financial and Human Capital for Interest Group Sector Strength across American Communities.” British Journal of Political Science 41(3): 557–580.

2010

• Stephen Ansolabehere and Brian F. Schaffner. “Residential Mobility, Family Structure, and the Cell-Only Population.” Public Opinion Quarterly 74(2): 244–259.

2008

• Alicia Prevost and Brian F. Schaffner. “Digital Divide or Just Another Absentee Ballot? Evaluating Internet Voting in the 2004 Michigan Democratic Primary.” American Politics Research 36(4): 510–529.
• Maryann Barakso and Brian F. Schaffner. “Exit, Voice, and Interest Group Governance.” American Politics Research 36(2): 186–209.

2007

• Patrick J. Sellers and Brian F. Schaffner. “Winning Coverage in the U.S. Senate.” Political Communication 24(4): 377–391.
• Brian F. Schaffner. “Political Parties and the Representativeness of Legislative Committees.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 32(3): 475–497.
• Brian F. Schaffner, Matthew J. Streb, and Gerald C. Wright. “A New Look at the Republican Bias in Nonpartisan Elections.” Political Research Quarterly 60(2).

2006

• Brian F. Schaffner. “Local News Coverage and the Incumbency Advantage in the U.S. House.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 31(4): 491–511.
• Maryann Barakso and Brian F. Schaffner. “Winning Coverage: News Media Portrayals of the Women’s Movement, 1969–2004.” Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics 11(4).
• Brian F. Schaffner. “The Political Geography of Campaign Advertising in U.S. House Elections.” Political Geography 25(7): 775–788.
• Brian F. Schaffner and Nenad Senic. “Rights or Benefits? Explaining the Sexual Identity Gap in American Political Behavior.” Political Research Quarterly 59(1): 123–132.

2005

• Brian F. Schaffner. “Priming Gender: Campaigning on Women’s Issues in U.S. Senate Elections.” American Journal of Political Science 49(4): 803–817.

2004

• Brian F. Schaffner, Michael W. Wagner, and Jonathan Winburn. “Incumbents Out, Party In? Term Limits and Partisan Redistricting in State Legislatures.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 4(4): 396–414.
• Brian F. Schaffner and Mark Gadson. “Reinforcing Stereotypes? Race and Local Coverage of U.S. House Members.” Social Science Quarterly 85(3).

2003

• Brian F. Schaffner, Wendy J. Schiller, and Patrick J. Sellers. “Tactical and Contextual Determinants of U.S. Senators’ Approval Ratings.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 28(2): 203–223.
• Brian F. Schaffner and Patrick J. Sellers. “The Structural Determinants of Local Congressional News Coverage.” Political Communication 20(1): 41–57.

2002

• Gerald C. Wright and Brian F. Schaffner. “The Influence of Party: Evidence from the State Legislatures.” American Political Science Review 96(2): 367–379.
• Brian F. Schaffner and Matthew J. Streb. “The Partisan Heuristic in Low-Information Elections.” Public Opinion Quarterly 66(4): 559–581.

2001

• Brian F. Schaffner, Matthew J. Streb, and Gerald C. Wright. “Teams Without Uniforms: The Nonpartisan Ballot in State and Local Elections.” Political Research Quarterly 54(1): 7–30.