Voting Restrictions and Public Health: An Analysis of State Variation 1996–2020

Copyright

2023

Published By

SAGE Publications

This journal article shares the findings of a study that examined the relationship between voting restrictions and public health in the 50 American states. Using a recently developed Cost of Voting Index (COVI) as a surrogate for variance in state electoral climate, the research tests for a statistical relationship while controlling for other considerations that notably influence community health outcomes. The research uses the America’s Health Rankings composite indicator of state health as the dependent variable and examines the relationship at seven points of time over a 25-year period (1996–2020).