Majority minority districts are widely viewed as opportunities for racial minority groups to expand their representation in elected office. Do these districts facilitate the same opportunities for des
Copy directlyWe examine how the timing of local elections affects the success of minority candidates, who remain woefully underrepresented in public office. We build on research showing that concurren
Replication dataset for \"Revisiting Majority-Minority Districts and Black Representation\" by William D. Hicks, Carl E. Klarner, Seth C. McKee, and Daniel A. Smith. 2018. Political Research Quarterly
Conventional wisdom and empirical academic research conclude that majority Black districts decrease Black representation by increasing conservatism in Congress. However, this research generally suffer
Understanding when and why minority candidates emerge and win in particular districts entails critical implications for redistricting and the Voting Rights Act. I introduce a quantitatively predictive
