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Race and Representation in Campaign Finance

Volume: 114, Issue: 1, Pages: 206 - 221
Published: Oct 24, 2019
Abstract
Racial inequality in voter turnout is well-documented, but we know less about racial inequality in campaign contributions. Using new data on the racial identities of over 27 million donors, we find an unrepresentative contributor class. Black and Latino shares of contributions are smaller than their shares of the population, electorate, and elected offices. However, we argue that the presence of ethnoracial minority candidates mobilizes coethnic...
Paper Details
Title
Race and Representation in Campaign Finance
Published Date
Oct 24, 2019
Volume
114
Issue
1
Pages
206 - 221
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