Change and Continuity in the 2024 Elections

Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of victory in 2024, and how do they differ from Republican and Democratic coalitions of the past? Does the Republican victory signal a long-term decline for Democrats' chances in presidential elections?
Change and Continuity in the 2024 Elections attempts to answer those questions by analyzing and explaining the voting behavior in the most recent election, as well as setting the results in the context of larger historical trends and patterns in elections studies. This top-notch author team meticulously explains the latest National Election Studies data and discusses its importance and impact. Readers will critically analyze a variety of variables such as the presidential and congressional elections, voter turnout, and the social forces, party loyalties, and prominent issues that affect voting behavior. Readers will walk away with a better understanding of this groundbreaking election and what those results mean for the future of American politics.

Jennifer Merolla (B.A. Boston College; M.A. and Ph.D. Duke University) is Professor of Political
Science at the University of California, Riverside. Her research focuses on how the political
environment shapes public evaluations of political leaders (with a focus on women leaders),
political engagement and voting behavior, immigration policy attitudes, foreign policy attitudes,
and support for democratic values and institutions. She is co-author of Democracy at Risk: How
Terrorist Threats Affect the Public, published with the University of Chicago Press (2009), and
Framing Immigrants: News Coverage, Public Opinion and Policy, published with the Russell Sage
Foundation (2016). Her work has also appeared in journals such as Comparative Political Studies,
Electoral Studies, the Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Political Behavior, Political
Research Quarterly, Political Psychology, and Women, Politics, and Policy. Merolla is also field
editor of American Political Behavior for the Journal of Politics. She engages the broader public
through media, including writing in outlets such as CNBC, The Hill (Congress Blog), The
Washington Post (Monkey Cage) and U.S. News and World Report.