David A. Hopkins

David A. Hopkins is an associate professor of political science at Boston College, where he has taught since 2010. His research focuses on American political parties, elections, and voters.

Professor Hopkins is the author of Red Fighting Blue: How Geography and Electoral Rules Polarize American Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2017); Asymmetric Politics: Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats (with Matt Grossmann; Oxford University Press, 2016); and Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of American Politics, 16th edition (with Nelson W. Polsby, Aaron Wildavsky, and Steven E. Schier; Rowman & Littlefield, 2024).

Professor Hopkins writes frequently about American politics for popular audiences. His analysis has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Vox, and other publications, and he blogs regularly about current events at his website Honest Graft. He received his A.B. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.