Zoltan L. Hajnal

Zoltan Hajnal is a professor of political science at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. A quantitative social scientist, he deploys data to help Americans understand how political institutions shape civic participation and promote, or impede, responsive governance. His research areas include urban politics, election timing, racial and ethnic politics, immigration and political behavior.

Hajnal is a noted expert on the ways low-turnout and off-cycle elections disadvantage many voters. His analyses, reports and testimony have been used by leaders across the political spectrum to improve electoral institutions in many cities and several states, including Arizona, California, Nevada and New York.

As co-director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research, he helps other researchers across UC San Diego partner with practitioners and deploy social science to identify, test and advance solutions across a wide range of issues and disciplines.

Education and CV

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Chicago, 1998
M.A., Political Science, University of Chicago, 1993
B.S., Geophysics/ Political Science, Yale University, 1990
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