Ideologically Sophisticated Donors
Which Candidates Do Individual Contributors Finance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael J Barber, Michael Barber (0000-0002-1576-2839), Brandice Canes-Wrone (0000-0002-6949-7655), Brandice Canes‐wrone, Sharece Thrower (0000-0002-6136-2369) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 271-288 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ajps.12275 |
| OpenAlex | W2521420284 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 76 |
| References cited | 33 |
Individuals are the single largest source of campaign contributions, yet we know little about their motivations. For instance, the existing literature questions whether individual contributors sophisticatedly differentiate among candidates according to policy positions, particularly among same‐party candidates. We analyze this issue by combining data from a new survey of over 2,800 in‐ and out‐of‐state donors associated with the 2012 Senate elections, FEC data on contributors’ professions, and legislative records. Three major findings emerge. First, policy agreement between a donor's positions and a senator's roll calls significantly influences the likelihood of giving, even for same‐party contributors. Second, there is a significant effect of committee membership corresponding to a donor's occupation; this holds even for donors who claim that other motivations dominate, but it does not appear to be motivated by an expectation of access. Third, conditional upon a donation occurring, its size is determined by factors outside a legislator's control
Control (management · Donation · Economics · Ideology · Law and economics · Legislation · Legislator · Legislature · Management · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public relations · State (computer science · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Law · Public Administration · Social Psychology
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Representativeness and Motivations of the Contemporary Donorate
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Interest Group Activists and the Polarization of State Legislatures
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Race and Representation in Campaign Finance
Tiny Donations, Big Impact
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Gender, Race, and Intersectionality in the Political Donations of America's Corporate Elite
The Financiers of Congressional Elections
Serious Money
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Polarized America
The Influence of Campaign Contributions on Legislative Policy
Individual campaign contributions and candidate ideology
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Consumption or Investment? On Motivations for Political Giving
The Political Geography of Campaign Contributions in American Politics
Money in Exile
The Financial Incumbency Advantage
Issue Representation in Congress
Representing the Preferences of Donors, Partisans, and Voters in the US Senate
Representativeness and Motivations of the Contemporary Donorate
Online Polls and Registration-Based Sampling
Influence without Bribes
Uninformed Votes
Mapping the Ideological Marketplace
Campaign Contributions Facilitate Access to Congressional Officials
The Check Is in the Mail
Modes of Elite Political Participation
Electoral Competition with Informed and Uninformed Voters
Leapfrog Representation and Extremism
Equilibria in Campaign Spending Games
Buying Time
Flexing Muscle
Legislators and Interest Groups
| Unique citing works | 76 |
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| Citations per year | 8,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 76 |