Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.31 GPA, 63.3% A/AB (n=98 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.37 GPA, 63.2% A/AB (n=95 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.53 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=117 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Elections and Voting Behavior
POLISCI 305 examines the psychological and social drivers of voting behavior, current electoral trends, and the role of voters in governance.
Summary
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Historical reviewers found coursework not too difficult, requiring attendance and attention for good grades.
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
No reviews exist for current instructor Barry Burden. Historical reviews for Andrew Trexler describe engaging lectures, accessible office hours, and straightforward exams. Reviewers found the coursework manageable with consistent attendance and noted the value of working with election data.
ANDREW TREXLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BARRY CHRISTOPHER BURDEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 113 / 112 | 6 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 17 | 1 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 2 |
| DIS 307 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 17 | 3 |
| DIS 532 | Classroom Instruction | 11 / 0 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Andrew Trexler describe engaging lectures and straightforward exams, though no current reviews exist for Barry Burden.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.37 GPA, 63.2% A/AB (n=95 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.53 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=117 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.64 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=80 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviewers found coursework not too difficult, requiring attendance and attention for good grades.
Historical students found working with actual election data interesting and helpful discussion sections.
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About this comparison
1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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UW–Madison
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Elections and Voting Behavior
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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