Gender, Anger, and Federalism: Governing Preferences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• In Event: The States and COVID-19

Brief Overview

Using data from the 2020 Cooperative Election Study, we analyze the role of constituent emotions in shaping federalism preferences. Under what conditions do citizens prefer to have their governor versus the federal executive control COVID policy?

Authors

• Sophia Helland, University of Southern California

• Pamela Clouser McCann, University of Southern California

• Abby K. Wood, University of Southern California