Gerrymandering, Turnout, and Lazy Legislators: Impacts of District Drawing Type on Turnout and Politician Productivity

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

Brief Overview

Do districts with redistricting which is done via politician-dominated processes experience a larger decline in turnout after redistricting, and do legislators from districts whose lines are drawn via politician-dominated less productive?

Authors

• Aryanna Hyde, University of Missouri

• Eddy Santana, Georgetown University