Texas in the Rearview Mirror? How the Democratic Party Ignores Rural America and Underperforms Statewide

• In Event: Party Organizations and Factional Power

Brief Overview

Over 400% more counties lack Democratic organizations than lack Republican ones. This relative local party weakness leads to lowered turnout and higher Republican vote share, an effect that has measurable implications on statewide races.

Authors

• Michael Shepherd, The University of Texas at Austin

• Clinton Willbanks, The University of Texas at Austin