About

This blog is my space to explore ideas about politics and political science.

Seth J. Hill is a professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, faculty director of the UCDC program at UCSD, and affiliate at the Center for American Politics. Professor Hill studies American elections, representation, and citizen learning about politics. He is the author of Frustrated Majorities published by Cambridge University Press along with more than 35 peer-reviewed articles across the best outlets of general science and political science including American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Science Advances, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has received grant funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the MIT Election Data Science Lab, and the University of California Office of the President, has been invited to speak in seminar series around the country, and is interviewed by media outlets for his expertise on elections and voter behavior. His teaching interests include American politics, voting behavior, and political methodology.