Dan Lee

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Associate Professor of Political Science

Expertise: American Politics, Congressional Politics, Elections, Political Parties

Biography

Dan Lee is an expert on American politics, congressional politics, elections, and political parties. Recent and ongoing research projects assess various aspects of the American party system, such as the impact of third parties and the dynamics of issue change in Congress.

His research has appeared in Political Research Quarterly, Public Choice, Party Politics, American Politics Research, Comparative Political Studies, and Political Science Research and Methods.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University
B.S., Economics and Political Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Dan Lee In The News

UNLV professor shares insight into this year's voter turnout numbers

With one day before the canvass by each county board of commissioners, we're getting a better idea of voter turnout here in Clark County. According to the Secretary of State's office, there was about a 70% turnout, 5% lower than in 2020.

Split-Ticket Voting Plays Role in 2024 Election

The Epoch Times

Despite that Trump won the Silver State, Republican military veteran Sam Brown lost to incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). The Senate race came down to the fact that Rosen was the incumbent, according to UNLV political science professor Daniel Lee.

5 takeaways from the 2024 election in Nevada

After months of incessant campaign ads and an onslaught of political events, the 2024 election is over. It saw a sweeping victory for Republican President-elect Donald Trump, and it continued the tradition of close U.S. Senate races in Nevada.

Nevada Senate race hangs in the balance of uncured ballots

Donald Trump, a twice-impeached former president convicted of multiple felonies, has been declared the next President of the United States. And based on vote counts available early November 6, it’s possible he could have a Republican-controlled Congress. Republicans notched a majority in the Senate. As of press time, it was too early to call which party would have control in the House of Representatives.