The Effect of Mass Shootings on Voting Behavior

• In Event: Mobilized by Violence: The Political Response to Mass Shooting Events

Brief Overview

We analyze how mass shootings affect voting behavior at the House district level. We find evidence that these tragedies increase turnout and cause demonstrable shifts in party attitudes whereby blue districts become bluer and red districts redder.

Authors

• Rachel A. Schutte, Hope College

• Lindsey Cormack, Stevens Institute of Technology