Over the River and Through the Woods to the Polls We Go: A Pilot Study of Geographic and Distance Impact of Polling Locations

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Brief Overview

I investigate how urban, suburban and rural people differ when the distance from their closest polling location changes. I find that rural people are less sensitive to distance than urban people, but suburban people have a positive relationship.

Author

• Jenna Salzman, University of Texas at Austin