Firm Partisanship: How Internal Stakeholders Influence Party Proximity Among Politically Active Companies

• In Event: Interest Groups: New Frontiers in Data and Measurement

Brief Overview

I measure the proximity of 1,472 firms making federal campaign contributions to the Democratic and Republican parties. CEO party affiliation,
whether the business is shareholder owned, and the location of the US headquarters
predict party proximity.

Author

• Amy Davidge Meli, University of Maryland-College Park