Income inequality and party alternation: State‐level evidence from the United States

Peter Calcagno, Alexander Marsella and Yang Zhou

Contemporary Economic Policy, 2024, vol. 42, issue 2, 355-374

Abstract: Using multiple measures of income inequality and political party alternation for US states we examine panel data from 1971 to 2015 to test whether income inequality affects party alternation for governors. We test various measures of party alternation at the state level. The evidence suggests that income inequality increases party alternation and has a nonlinear relationship with gubernatorial‐party alternation. Income inequality backlash is more evident for Republicans and favors Democrats when inequality is high, with the opposite being true. Results vary with the choice of inequality and party alternation measures, which suggests income inequality for states should be further examined.

Date: 2024
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