We investigate whether a change in political leadership affects health outcomes. To do so, we exploit turnover elections that move partisan individuals into and out of alignment with the party of the
Data are numbers (percent) or means (standard deviations), and medians (interquartile ranges) for triglycerides, MMP-9 and TIMP-1. HDL, high-density lipoprotein; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; TIM