Districts and their Legislators: Do District Demographics Impact the Legislator’s Political Ideology?

Authors

Sabrina Z. Loxtercamp, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OHFollow
Robert Goldsberry
Amari Davis, Xavier University - CincinnatiFollow
Andrew Bridenstine, Xavier University - CincinnatiFollow
Robert Gerity, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OHFollow

Department

Political Science

Faculty Advisor

Mack Mariani

Document Type

Poster

Date

2023-04-21

Abstract

Extensive research has been conducted to examine the relationship between district demographics and the political ideology of legislators. In this study, we examine the relationship between district demographics and the ideologies of members in the Ohio State House elected in 2016. Our measures of ideology include legislators’ American Conservative Union scores and the Shor-McCarty ideological measure. The study controls for legislator partisanship, as well as district level characteristics such as median income, and the percent of non-white residents.

Recommended Citation

Loxtercamp, Sabrina Z.; Goldsberry, Robert; Davis, Amari; Bridenstine, Andrew; and Gerity, Robert, "Districts and their Legislators: Do District Demographics Impact the Legislator’s Political Ideology?" (2023). Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity. 22.
https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/celebration_student_research/22