The Political Analysis Outstanding Reviewer Award recognizes individuals who have provided exemplary assistance to Political Analysis during the previous year. Outstanding Reviewers are those who provide excellent, timely and productive feedback for authors who have submitted manuscripts to Political Analysis. Outstanding Reviewers are also those who frequently review for the journal, and who provide the Editors with productive advice about the submissions they review.
Recipients of the Political Analysis Outstanding Reviewer Award are recognized annually at the American Political Science Association conference, and in recognition of their service to the profession notification of award is provided by the Editors to the recipient's department chair.
| 2021 Winner | |
| Recipient | Melissa Rogers (Claremont Graduate University) |
| Selection committee | Jeff Gill (American University), Lonna R. Atkeson (University of New Mexico), D. Sunshine Hillygus (Duke), Daniel Hopkins (University of Pennsylvania), Xun Pang (Tsinghua University), and Betsy Sinclair (Washington University in St. Louis) |
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
| 2020 | John Holbein (University of Virginia) |
| 2018 | Jay Goodliffe (Brigham Young University) |
| 2018 | Natalie Jackson (Public Religion Research Institute) |
| 2017 | Anthony Fowler (University of Chicago, Harris School) |
| 2017 | Adrienne Hosek (UC Davis) |
| 2016 | Bear Braumoeller (Ohio State) |
| 2015 | Matt Lebo (SUNY Stony Brook) |
| 2015 | Dorothy Kronick (Stanford) |
| 2014 | David Darmofal (University of South Carolina) |
| 2014 | John Freeman (University of Minnesota) |
| 2014 | Brandon Stewart (Harvard) |
| 2013 | Jake Bowers (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) |