Nicholas Jacobs

Nick Jacobs is a prolific scholar of U.S. politics. His research program has evolved to encompass three central themes: American political geography, federalism, and American political development. His most recent book is The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America. The Rural Voter Survey that provided the data used in the book was the first of its kind and a significant scholarly achievement that has enriched our understanding of public opinion and mass political behavior in rural America. He has expanded his original research focus to incorporate new projects on rural voters and the role of place, as well as an ambitious comparative study of U.S. and EU federalism. Jacobs earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in government from the University of Virginia and a B.A. in political science from the University of Mary Washington.