| Title: |
Does Property Ownership Lead to Participation in Local Politics? Evidence from Property Records and Meeting Minutes |
| Authors: |
YODER, JESSE |
| Source: |
American Political Science Review ; volume 114, issue 4, page 1213-1229 ; ISSN 0003-0554 1537-5943 |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Description: |
Homeowners and renters have participated in politics at different rates throughout American history, but does becoming a property owner motivate an individual to participate in local politics? I combine deed-level property records in California and Texas with an original dataset on individual comments in local city council meetings to study the role of property ownership in shaping costly forms of political behavior, and I document large inequalities in who participates at city council meetings. I also link property records to individual-level contribution records and administrative voter files and find that becoming a property owner increases an individual’s political activity. Over and above voting in local elections, property ownership motivates individuals to participate in local city council meetings and donate to candidates. These findings illustrate how the experience of homeownership leads property owners to become much more active in local politics. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1017/s0003055420000556 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055420000556; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003055420000556 |
| Rights: |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.84D45893 |
| Database: |
BASE |