Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272456 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15829
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the Supreme Court struck down a core provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) that enabled federal electoral oversight in select jurisdictions. We study whether this decision disproportionately impacted ballot access for Black and Hispanic registered voters. We use a rich dataset on voter behavior for the universe of registered voters combined with Census block-level sociodemographic attributes to document a decrease in turnout for Black, relative to white, individuals. These effects are concentrated in counties with larger Black and Hispanic populations, consistent with strategic targeting of voter suppression.
Subjects: 
Voting Rights Act
political participation
JEL: 
D72
J15
K16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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