Reevaluating the Effects of Redistricting on Electoral Competition, 1972–2012

In this note, we revisit the work of Carson and Crespinto examine the effect of different redistricting plans on competitiveness in U.S. House elections. Similar to the previous results, our probit estimates on an expanded dataset that includes redistricting cycles from 1972 to 2012 reveal that comm...

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Published in:State politics & policy quarterly 2014-06, Vol.14 (2), p.165-177
Main Authors: Carson, Jamie L., Crespin, Michael H., Williamson, Ryan D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apportionment
Competition
Competitiveness
Congressional districts
Congressional elections
Election results
Elections
Electoral behaviour
Electoral districts
Electoral systems
Incumbents
Legislative behaviour
Legislative districts
Legislature
Methods
Political elections
Political partisanship
Redistricting
State elections
State politics
U.S.A
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Summary:In this note, we revisit the work of Carson and Crespinto examine the effect of different redistricting plans on competitiveness in U.S. House elections. Similar to the previous results, our probit estimates on an expanded dataset that includes redistricting cycles from 1972 to 2012 reveal that commission and court-drawn districts experience more competition on average than those drawn by legislatures. These results provide additional support for the hypothesis that one way to increase the competitiveness of congressional elections is to allow extra-legislative bodies to draw congressional district boundaries.
ISSN:1532-4400
1946-1607
DOI:10.1177/1532440013520245