Go Far by Going (To the Polls) Together: Distance to the Polls in the 2018 Ohio Midterm Elections

• In Event: The Effect of Location on Political Access and Engagement

Brief Overview

Using the Ohio Voter File, we investigate whether distance to the polls and voting with others influences voter turnout in the 2018 Midterm elections. We find that voting with others plays a greater role in turnout than distance to the polls.

Authors

• Jennifer Lin, Northwestern University

• Caroline Pippert, Northwestern University