Table 3.
VBM expansion increases participation
Turnout share [0–1] | VBM share [0–1] | |||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
VBM | 0.021 | 0.022 | 0.021 | 0.186 | 0.157 | 0.136 |
(0.009) | (0.007) | (0.008) | (0.027) | (0.035) | (0.085) | |
No. of counties | 126 | 126 | 126 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
No. of elections | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
No. of obs | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1,240 | 580 | 580 | 580 |
County FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
State by year FE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
County trends | No | Linear | Quad | No | Linear | Quad |
Robust standard errors clustered by county in parentheses. obs, observations; Fe, fixed effects; Quad, quadratic.