Does Passive Education Affect Voting Behavior? Evidence from Carnegie Libraries

• In Event: The Long Game: Understanding Turnout, Reform, Realignments

Brief Overview

We will show the relationship between voting behavior and the opening of Carnegie Libraries in rural communities. This will increase our understanding of the effect of passive access to education on political behavior.

Authors

• Thomas J. Wood, Ohio State University-Main Campus

• Connor Tragesser, The Ohio State University