Racial Segregation and the Differential Hurdles to Voter Participation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• In Event: New Evidence on Race, Racial Resentment, Segregation, Geography and Empowerment

Brief Overview

In most studies on voter participation, existing research largely overlooks race as well as environmental factors that increase the cost of voting. We argue these factors are important for understanding differential voter electoral participation.

Authors

• Taraleigh Davis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Jared J. Kohler, Carnegie Mellon University