Departmental Honors in Politics are awarded on the basis of two criteria: a grade point average in the major of at least 3.70 and nomination by the senior thesis faculty supervisor.
2020-2021
- Sydney Eldred
- Sarah Dean
- Sophia Goodwin-Rice
- Sophia Bunch
- Aleesha Kazi
- Sylvia Marr
- Adam Marl
- Alexander Vasquez
- Jordan Schott
- Kiki Drum Bento
2018-2019
- Avery Bento
- Nicholas Burton
- Shawn Cichosz
- Rosalind Fraser
- Yori Hook
- Emma Johnson
- Sarah Mische
- Paige Morrisey
- Mia Noren
- Paige Spradlin
- Adrian Uphoff
2016-2017
- Elizabeth Gill
- Maddie Immel
- Andrew Wakelee
- Cheyenne Boon
- Isabel Seiden
- Arianna de Feo
2015-2016
- Luther Caulkins
- Rachel Fleener
- Bethany Hladick
- Dylan Sheldon
- Hadley Jackson
2014-2015
- Aaron Haynes
- Hannah Schwarz
- Simon Zhen
- Lauren Cribb
- Rebecca Hayes
- Audrey Mechling
2013-2014
- Jillian Keller
- Maxwell Peterson
- Nathaniel Quinn
2012-2013
- Amanda Beggs
- Brett Bessen
- Samantha Briggs
- Lindsay Cason
- Laura Curtis
- Katelyn Huber
- Michelle Lashley
- Maxwell Mensinger
- Baily Mullins
- Carver Oblander
- Catherine Theisen
2011-2012
- Arianna Alibabaie
- Erin Bloom
- Rachel Buckley
- Liwu Gan
- Heidi Hall
- Sarah Worthing
2010-2011
- Jordan Helvie
- Kevin Lynn
- Edward McGlone
- Maida Rubin
- Nicolas Scheoppner
- Brett Dahlberg
- Michael Dougal
- Michael Encke
2008-2009
- Jessica Tissell
- Andrew Miller
- MaryAnn Almeida
- Alexandra (Zan) Frackelton
- Luke Baron
2007-2008
- Dawn Albert
- Matt Bolstad
- Brenton Clark
- Colin Dailey
- Anne Gerhard
- Raino Isto
2006-2007
- Matthew Buehler
- Katharine Dambrosio
- Michael Reich
- Nathanael Stice
- Alexis Walker
- Richard Wolfe
2005-2006
- Matthew Buehler
- Katharine Dambrosio
- Michael Reich
- Nathanael Stice
- Alexis Walker
- Richard Wolfe
2004-2005
- Curtis Bell
- Jennifer Heidt
2003-2004
- Andrew Cockrell
- Tara Jackson
- Alexander Kukalskis
- Lesley Meyer
- Jarrod Howard
- Caitlin Simmons
- Benjamin Peterson
- Emily West
2002-2003
- Ben Krupicka
2001-2002
- Russell Bither-Terry
- Aason Lien
- Emily McClure
- Lynn Miyahara
- Elizabeth Miller
- William Stafford
- Shannon Vincent
2000-2001
- Adam Dittman
1999-2000
- Erin Dougherty
- Courtney Gregoire
- Kara Minkoff
- Megan Lindsay
- Inga Lintvedt
1998-1999
- Travis Brouwer
1997-1998
- Jessie Gnanananthan
- Lee Che Leong
- Matthew Hindman
- Jill Stewart
- Nicholas Schotz
- Rayona Weber
- Karen Wycoff
1996-1997
- Summer Boslaugh
1995-1996
- Malaika Eaton
- Shaila Djurovich
- Christine Montgomery
- Stacy Hereau
- Elizabeth Simson
- Kara Ritzheimer
- Shelly Strong
1994-1995
- Clifford Smith
1989-1990
- Kraig Powell
- Darcie Spar
- John Rehm
- Cynthia Ziel