Nathan K Micatka
Biographic Data
| ID | 4393328 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan K Micatka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan K |
| FAMILY NAME | Micatka |
| SIGNATURE | MICATKA N K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-7159-2704 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Who Are Independents? Are They Moderate in Political Ideology
Political polarization and division between the two major U.S. political parties has sparked a growing interest in independent voters - individuals who prefer not to align with the two major political parties. Independents make up the largest proportion of the U.S. electorate. Despite the growth of independent identifiers, scholars continue to debate whether independents are truly distinct or merely weak partisans, and there has been little prior…
Waking up to politics
Getting restful sleep is essential to people's academic achievement, cognitive functioning, life satisfaction, mental and physical health, pro‐sociality, and vigilance. Our study translates these insights for political science by examining the relationship of sleep quality with turnout and non‐electoral participation across multiple countries in four major datasets. Using a multilevel approach, we find that getting good sleep is strongly linked w…
Physician Voting Rates in the 2020 and 2022 US Elections
This cross-sectional study compares the actual voting rates between physicians and the general adult population in the US
Thresholds of Trust
Adolescents from low-income families often have cumulative interactions with the state via welfare policies, school discipline, and the criminal justice system. Previous research provides little evidence about the political effects of cumulative negative experiences. I argue that these early experiences serve as a hidden curriculum of citizenship that sends individuals repeated signals of political exclusion and powerlessness, shaping trust in go…
Is Ranked‐Choice Voting Associated With Turnout Across Race/Ethnic Groups
Objective Research suggests ranked‐choice voting (RCV) may increase the pool of candidates in local races and create incentives for campaign contacting which could increase voter turnout. Research also documents people of color may have lower levels of engagement with RCV. We examine how RCV is associated with turnout for communities of color and whether RCV widens participation gaps for racial groups. Methods We use voter file data combined with…
Composition of the Electorate in Alaska’s Top-four Nonpartisan Primary Compared to the Partisan Primary
Learning to avoid
Welfare participation is associated with lower turnout among adults. For many citizens, however, their first experiences with welfare occur during a critical time of political development in adolescence. Does growing up on welfare lower turnout in young adulthood? I identify three mechanisms linking adolescent welfare experience to voting: stigma, the absence of pro‐civics role models, and ineffective support from government welfare programs. Usi…
Socializing Policy Feedback
Despite the expectation that welfare participation—because of its direct monetary payments—fosters strong attachments to the Democratic Party, the evidence to date suggests that welfare is unrelated to party identification. The majority of this research, however, focuses on adults, when partisan development is over. We argue that adolescent welfare participation may serve as a class-based signal that reinforces identification with the Democratic …
Public opinion on reforming U.S. primaries
Objective Few studies have measured public attitudes about reform proposals for changing direct primaries. Despite strong public support over the past century for holding primaries, does the public want to change the direct primary, given its very low voter turnout and its potential role in fostering political polarization? Method Using a unique nationally representative survey of 3000 U.S. adults conducted in March 2023 by YouGov, this study sho…
Does ranked choice Voting Increase voter turnout and mobilization
Many jurisdictions in the United States have recently adopted single-winner ranked choice voting (RCV) to replace first-past-the-post plurality elections. This study contributes to the literature examining the potential consequences of changing to RCV by modeling the relationship between electoral systems and voter turnout. We propose that RCV may increase turnout by incentivizing increased contacts with voters. Previous attempts at assessing the…
Does ranked choice Voting Increase voter turnout and mobilization
Many jurisdictions in the United States have recently adopted single-winner ranked choice voting (RCV) to replace first-past-the-post plurality elections. This study contributes to the literature examining the potential consequences of changing to RCV by modeling the relationship between electoral systems and voter turnout. We propose that RCV may increase turnout by incentivizing increased contacts with voters. Previous attempts at assessing the…
Composition of the Electorate in Alaska’s Top-four Nonpartisan Primary Compared to the Partisan Primary
Learning to avoid
Welfare participation is associated with lower turnout among adults. For many citizens, however, their first experiences with welfare occur during a critical time of political development in adolescence. Does growing up on welfare lower turnout in young adulthood? I identify three mechanisms linking adolescent welfare experience to voting: stigma, the absence of pro‐civics role models, and ineffective support from government welfare programs. Usi…
Public opinion on reforming U.S. primaries
Objective Few studies have measured public attitudes about reform proposals for changing direct primaries. Despite strong public support over the past century for holding primaries, does the public want to change the direct primary, given its very low voter turnout and its potential role in fostering political polarization? Method Using a unique nationally representative survey of 3000 U.S. adults conducted in March 2023 by YouGov, this study sho…
Socializing Policy Feedback
Despite the expectation that welfare participation—because of its direct monetary payments—fosters strong attachments to the Democratic Party, the evidence to date suggests that welfare is unrelated to party identification. The majority of this research, however, focuses on adults, when partisan development is over. We argue that adolescent welfare participation may serve as a class-based signal that reinforces identification with the Democratic …
Socializing Policy Feedback
Despite the expectation that welfare participation—because of its direct monetary payments—fosters strong attachments to the Democratic Party, the evidence to date suggests that welfare is unrelated to party identification. The majority of this research, however, focuses on adults, when partisan development is over. We argue that adolescent welfare participation may serve as a class-based signal that reinforces identification with the Democratic …
Public opinion on reforming U.S. primaries
Objective Few studies have measured public attitudes about reform proposals for changing direct primaries. Despite strong public support over the past century for holding primaries, does the public want to change the direct primary, given its very low voter turnout and its potential role in fostering political polarization? Method Using a unique nationally representative survey of 3000 U.S. adults conducted in March 2023 by YouGov, this study sho…
Does ranked choice Voting Increase voter turnout and mobilization
Many jurisdictions in the United States have recently adopted single-winner ranked choice voting (RCV) to replace first-past-the-post plurality elections. This study contributes to the literature examining the potential consequences of changing to RCV by modeling the relationship between electoral systems and voter turnout. We propose that RCV may increase turnout by incentivizing increased contacts with voters. Previous attempts at assessing the…
Physician Voting Rates in the 2020 and 2022 US Elections
This cross-sectional study compares the actual voting rates between physicians and the general adult population in the US
Thresholds of Trust
Adolescents from low-income families often have cumulative interactions with the state via welfare policies, school discipline, and the criminal justice system. Previous research provides little evidence about the political effects of cumulative negative experiences. I argue that these early experiences serve as a hidden curriculum of citizenship that sends individuals repeated signals of political exclusion and powerlessness, shaping trust in go…
Is Ranked‐Choice Voting Associated With Turnout Across Race/Ethnic Groups
Objective Research suggests ranked‐choice voting (RCV) may increase the pool of candidates in local races and create incentives for campaign contacting which could increase voter turnout. Research also documents people of color may have lower levels of engagement with RCV. We examine how RCV is associated with turnout for communities of color and whether RCV widens participation gaps for racial groups. Methods We use voter file data combined with…
Composition of the Electorate in Alaska’s Top-four Nonpartisan Primary Compared to the Partisan Primary
Learning to avoid
Welfare participation is associated with lower turnout among adults. For many citizens, however, their first experiences with welfare occur during a critical time of political development in adolescence. Does growing up on welfare lower turnout in young adulthood? I identify three mechanisms linking adolescent welfare experience to voting: stigma, the absence of pro‐civics role models, and ineffective support from government welfare programs. Usi…
Who Are Independents? Are They Moderate in Political Ideology
Political polarization and division between the two major U.S. political parties has sparked a growing interest in independent voters - individuals who prefer not to align with the two major political parties. Independents make up the largest proportion of the U.S. electorate. Despite the growth of independent identifiers, scholars continue to debate whether independents are truly distinct or merely weak partisans, and there has been little prior…
Waking up to politics
Getting restful sleep is essential to people's academic achievement, cognitive functioning, life satisfaction, mental and physical health, pro‐sociality, and vigilance. Our study translates these insights for political science by examining the relationship of sleep quality with turnout and non‐electoral participation across multiple countries in four major datasets. Using a multilevel approach, we find that getting good sleep is strongly linked w…
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Voting (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Turnout (3 works)