Preemption and Ideological Incongruence between Municipalities and States

• In Event: Political Spillover Between Local Government and Higher Levels

Brief Overview

We find that officials from municipalities that are more ideologically conservative (liberal) or that are more Republican (Democratic) than their state legislature are also more likely to report being preempted by their state government.

Authors

• Michael J. Barber, Brigham Young University-Provo

• Adam Michael Dynes, Brigham Young University-Provo