David F. Damore is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Damore is a professor of political science and the Lincy presidential chair at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he serves as the executive director of Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute. Damore’s research focuses on electoral politics and applied public policy, and he regularly provides commentary on Nevada politics and policy to state, national, and international media outlets.
Damore is the co-author of the Brookings Institution Press book “Blue Metros, Red States: The Shifting Urban-Rural Divide in America’s Swing State.” The volume examines how the increasing demographic, political, economic, and socio-cultural differences between Democratic-leaning million-plus metropolitan regions and the Republican-leaning balance of their states affect electoral and policy outcomes in the swing states. He currently is working on a book-length manuscript assessing how demographic change and organized labor reshaped electoral competition in Nevada.
Damore earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis (2000), his M.A. from the University of Georgia (1995), and his B.A. from the University of California, San Diego (1992), all in political science.
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Current Positions
- Professor of Political Science and Lincy Presidential Chair, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Executive Director, Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute
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Past Positions
- Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Education
- Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Davis (2000)
- M.A., Political Science, University of Georgia (1995)
- B.A., Political Science, University of California, San Diego (1992)