Brad Lockerbie, professor of political science at East Carolina University is an established authority on voting behavior, public opinion, and the intersection of economics and politics. Prior to joining the faculty at East Carolina, he was on the faculty of the University of Georgia.
His scholarly contributions include the book Do Voters Look to the Future? Economics and Elections published by SUNY Press and the coauthored volume Electoral Change: Responses to Evolving Social and Attitudinal Structures in Western Democracies published by Cambridge University Press. This work was reprinted by the European Consortium for Political Reearch as part of their Classics series. His extensive work has appeared in top-tier academic journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, Public Choice, Public Opoinion Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, and many other journals and books.
Lockerbie is also a part of a select group of political scientists engaged in election forecasting. His work has been published in PS: Political Science and Politics, Polity, and in book form: Before the Vote: Forecasting American National Elections. Notably, his forecast of the 2024 presidential election - predicting Harris would receive 49.09% of the two-party vote - proved highly accurate, as she ultimately received 49.28%.
His latest research project focuses on the critical role of religion in American politics, with a focus on race and religion shape voting behavior and political attitudes. "Race and Religion: Voting Behavior and Political Attitudes" is in Social Science Quarterly.
He received the Exemplary Service Medal from East Carolina University's Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and the Dean Thomas Lauth Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Georgia.
Lockerbie received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia and a PhD from the University of Iowa.