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The Partisan Impact on Local Government Dissemination of COVID-19 Information: Assessing US County Government Websites




TekijätMichael A. Hansen, Isabelle Johansson, Kalie Sadowski, Joseph Blaszcynski, Sarah Meyer

Julkaisuvuosi2021

JournalCanadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique

Lehden akronyymiCJPS

Vuosikerta54

Numero1

Aloitussivu150

Lopetussivu162

DOIhttps://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423920000918

Verkko-osoitehttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-political-science-revue-canadienne-de-science-politique/article/partisan-impact-on-local-government-dissemination-of-covid19-information-assessing-us-county-government-websites/60831D33E2DDB20A987A8E1CED1D5E29


Tiivistelmä

This study explores the relationship between local government dissemination of COVID-19 information and partisanship. The unit of analysis is all official county government websites in the United States. In particular, we investigate if there is a correlation between the overall partisanship of a county and whether a county government's website (1) mentions COVID-19 and (2) provides safety instructions concerning COVID-19. We hypothesize that mass partisanship will impact the probability that a county government's website provides information related to the coronavirus. We find that a larger share of Democratic voters in a county is associated with an increase in the probability that a county government's website mentions COVID-19 and provides safety instructions for its residents. The results hold even after controlling for population density, internet subscriptions and COVID-19 cases and deaths. The finding indicates that citizens’ access to information, even on matters of public health, are partially a consequence of partisanship.


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