Timing, Turnout, and Trump: Intra-Cyclical Turnout Trends in U.S. Congressional Special Elections

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Brief Overview

Using a dataset of all off-cycle elections between 2000 and 2018, this paper assesses intra-cyclical turnout trends in U.S. Congressional special elections. The paper offers valuable insight into electoral engagement in off-cycle elections.

Author

• Michael J Heseltine, American University