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Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic / Hani Mansour, Daniel I. Rees, James M. Reeves.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mansour, Hani.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w27504.
- NBER working paper series no. w27504
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2020.
- Summary:
- This is the first study to examine the effect of experiencing a widespread, deadly epidemic on voting behavior. Using data on elections to the U.S House of Representatives and leveraging cross-district variation in HIV/AIDS mortality during the period 1983-1987, we document the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on votes received by Democratic and Republican candidates. Beginning with the 1994 elections, there is a strong, positive association between HIV/AIDS mortality and the vote share received by Democratic candidates. Congressional districts that bore the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic also saw substantial increases in Democratic voter turnout and contributions made to Democratic candidates.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- July 2020.
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