The Effects of Walkability on Voter Turnout

• In Event: Convenience Voting: Walkable Polling Places, Mail and AVR

Brief Overview

We study the effect of walkability on voter turnout at the Census block group level. Preliminary results show areas with higher walkability had higher voter turnout across the 2016, 2018, and 2020 general and primary elections.

Authors

• Stone Neilon, University of Colorado Boulder

• Anand Edward Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder