Research

Drutman, Lee. Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.

LaPira, Timothy M., Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar, eds. Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020.

Drutman, Lee. The Business of America Is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. Winner of the American Political Science Association's Robert A. Dahl Award.

Drutman, Lee, et al. We Need More Parties. Boston Review Forum. Cambridge, MA: Boston Review, 2024. Lead essay, “The Case for More Parties.” https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-case-for-more-parties/

Drutman, Lee. “Proportional Representation.” In Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism, edited by Larry Diamond, Edward B. Foley, and Richard H. Pildes. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781962551632-004

Drutman, Lee. “The Crisis of Senate Legitimacy.” In Disruption? The Senate During the Trump Era, edited by Sean M. Theriault, 199–220. New York: Oxford University Press, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197767832.003.0012

Drutman, Lee. “Organized Interests, Policymaking, and Congressional Accountability.” In Accountability Reconsidered: Voters, Interests, and Information in US Policymaking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Drutman, Lee, and Timothy M. LaPira. “Capacity for What? Legislative Capacity Regimes in Congress and the Possibilities for Reform.” In Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform, edited by Timothy M. LaPira, Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar, 11–33. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020.

Furnas, Alexander C., Lee Drutman, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Timothy M. LaPira, and Kevin R. Kosar. “The Congressional Capacity Survey: Who Staff Are, How They Got There, What They Do, and Where They May Go.” In Congress Overwhelmed, edited by Timothy M. LaPira, Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar, 75–93. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226702605.003.0005

Drutman, Lee, Matt Grossmann, and Timothy M. LaPira. “The Interest Group Top Tier.” In Can America Govern Itself?, edited by Frances E. Lee and Nolan McCarty, 45–68. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Drutman, Lee, and Peter C. Hanson. “Does Regular Order Produce a More Deliberative Congress? Evidence from the Annual Appropriations Process.” In Can America Govern Itself?, edited by Frances E. Lee and Nolan McCarty, 155–80. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108667357.007

Furnas, Alexander C., Timothy M. LaPira, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar. “More than Mere Access: An Experiment on Moneyed Interests, Information Provision, and Legislative Action in Congress.” Political Research Quarterly 76, no. 1 (2023): 348–64. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129221098743

Drutman, Lee. “Moderation, Realignment, or Transformation? Evaluating Three Approaches to America’s Crisis of Democracy.” The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 699, no. 1 (2022): 158–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027162221083494

Drutman, Lee. “Elections, Political Parties, and Multiracial, Multiethnic Democracy: How the United States Gets It Wrong.” New York University Law Review 96 (2021): 985.

Drutman, Lee, and Christine Mahoney. “On the Advantages of a Well-Constructed Lobbying System: Toward a More Democratic, Modern Lobbying Process.” Interest Groups & Advocacy 6, no. 3 (2017): 290–310. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41309-017-0020-2

Drutman, Lee. “On the Value of Fox-like Thinking, and How to Break into the Washington Policy Community.” PS: Political Science & Politics 49, no. 3 (2016): 510–12. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096516000858

Cain, Bruce E., and Lee Drutman. “Congressional Staff and the Revolving Door: The Impact of Regulatory Change.” Election Law Journal 13, no. 1 (2014): 27–44. https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2013.0213

Drutman, Lee, and Daniel J. Hopkins. “The Inside View: Using the Enron E-Mail Archive to Understand Corporate Political Attention.” Legislative Studies Quarterly 38, no. 1 (2013): 5–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/lsq.12001

Drutman, Lee. “The Complexities of Lobbying: Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Profession.” PS: Political Science & Politics 43, no. 4 (2010): 834–37. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096510001721

Apollonio, Dorie, Bruce E. Cain, and Lee Drutman. “Access and Lobbying: Looking beyond the Corruption Paradigm.” Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 36 (2008): 13.

Cray, Charlie, and Lee Drutman. “Corporations and the Public Purpose: Restoring the Balance.” Seattle Journal for Social Justice 4 (2005): 305.

Drutman, Lee, Didi Kuo, and Mark Schmitt. “A Blueprint for Healthier Political Parties.” New America, March 2026. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/a-blueprint-for-healthier-political-parties/

Drutman, Lee, and Anne Meeker. “How Would Constituent Services in American Multi-Member Districts Work?” New America, April 2025. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/how-would-constituent-services-in-american-multi-member-districts-work/

Drutman, Lee, and Rob Oldham. “Governing the House with Multiple Parties.” New America, August 2024. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/governing-the-house-with-multiple-parties/

Goldman, Joe, Lee Drutman, and Oscar Pocasangre. “Democracy Hypocrisy: Examining America’s Fragile Democratic Convictions.” New America, January 2024. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/democracy-hypocrisy/

Drutman, Lee, and Scott Mainwaring. “The Case for Multiparty Presidentialism in the United States.” New America and Protect Democracy, December 2023. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/the-case-for-multiparty-presidentialism-in-the-united-states/

Drutman, Lee. “More Parties, Better Parties.” New America, July 2023. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/more-parties-better-parties/

Pocasangre, Oscar, and Lee Drutman. “Understanding the Partisan Divide: How Demographics and Policy Views Shape Party Coalitions.” New America, February 2023. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/understanding-the-partisan-divide/

Pocasangre, Oscar, and Lee Drutman. “Undecided Voters: Who They Are, What They Want, and How They Decide Our Politics.” New America, November 2022. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/undecided-voters-who-they-are-what-they-want-and-how-they-decide-our-politics/

Drutman, Lee. “New Jersey Voters on Political Extremism, Political Parties, and Reforming the State’s Electoral System.” New America, November 2022. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/new-jersey-voters-political-extremism-parties-and-electoral-system-reform/

Drutman, Lee. “What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform.” New America, September 2022. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/what-we-know-about-redistricting-and-redistricting-reform/

Drutman, Lee. “The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America: How to Start Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop.” New America, September 2022. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/the-case-for-fusion-voting-and-a-multiparty-democracy-in-america/

Drutman, Lee. “How Democracies Revive.” Niskanen Center, April 2022. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/how-democracies-revive/

Drutman, Lee, and Maresa Strano. “Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting.” New America, March 2022. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/evaluating-the-effects-of-ranked-choice-voting/

Drutman, Lee, and Maresa Strano. “What We Know About Ranked-Choice Voting.” New America, November 2021. https://d1y8sb8igg2f8e.cloudfront.net/documents/What_We_Know_About_Ranked-Choice_Voting_2021__.pdf

Drutman, Lee, Jonathan D. Cohen, Yuval Levin, and Norman J. Ornstein. “The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives.” American Academy of Arts and Sciences, December 2021. https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/enlarging-the-house

Drutman, Lee. “Theft Perception: Examining the Views of Americans Who Believe the 2020 Election Was Stolen.” Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, June 2021. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/theft-perception/

Drutman, Lee. “What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform.” New America, June 2021. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/what-we-know-about-congressional-primaries-and-congressional-primary-reform/

Drutman, Lee, and Charlotte Hill. “America Needs a Federal Elections Agency.” New America, November 2020. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/america-needs-federal-elections-agency/

Drutman, Lee, Larry Diamond, and Joe Goldman. “Democracy Maybe: Attitudes on Authoritarianism in America.” Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, June 2020. https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/democracy-maybe

Drutman, Lee. “Opposing Forces: Issues Dividing Voters Ahead of Election 2020.” Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, August 2019. https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/opposing-forces

Drutman, Lee, Vanessa Williamson, and Felicia Wong. “On the Money: How Americans’ Economic Views Define — and Defy — Party Lines.” Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, June 2019. https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/on-the-money

Drutman, Lee, William A. Galston, and Tod Lindberg. “Spoiler Alert: Why Americans’ Desires for a Third Party Are Unlikely to Come True.” Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, September 2018. https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/spoiler-alert

Drutman, Lee, Larry Diamond, and Joe Goldman. “Follow the Leader: Exploring American Support for Democracy and Authoritarianism.” Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, March 2018. https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/follow-the-leader

Drutman, Lee. “Political Divisions in 2016 and Beyond: Tensions Between and Within the Two Parties.” Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, June 2017. https://www.voterstudygroup.org/publication/political-divisions-in-2016-and-beyond

Drutman, Lee. “Can Our Political Institutions Handle Our Political Divisions?” New America, January 2017. https://www.newamerica.org/insights/can-our-political-institutions-handle-our-political-divisions/

Drutman, Lee. “Political Dynamism.” New America, February 2016.