Carpetbag Campaigning: How campaign donations and labor are reallocated from across U.S. states and districts.

• In Event: The Role of Fundraising and Resources in Political Campaigns, Representation, and Decision-making

Brief Overview

Donor and volunteer patterns demonstrate that out-of-district support can function as a counter to malapportionment and gerrymandering by allowing citizens in constituencies where their votes are not pivotal to nevertheless participate.

Author

• Hans C. Noel, Georgetown University