Table 3.
Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population | 0.048 | 0.391 | −0.073 | 0.238 |
(0.907) | (0.326) | (0.866) | (0.569) | |
Urbanization | 0.012 | 0.069 | −0.023 | 0.021 |
(0.959) | (0.759) | (0.926) | (0.928) | |
Population density | 0.067 | 0.009 | 0.253 | 0.150 |
(0.907) | (0.987) | (0.683) | (0.797) | |
Airport activity | 0.172 | 0.073 | 0.219 | 0.157 |
(0.709) | (0.879) | (0.670) | (0.761) | |
GSP | −0.368 | −0.525 | −0.577 | −0.690 |
(0.328) | (0.198) | (0.168) | (0.128) | |
Income inequality | 0.347 | 0.449 | 0.438 | 0.528 |
(0.285) | (0.107) | (0.151) | (0.066) | |
No. of physicians | 0.112 | −0.038 | 0.120 | 0.006 |
(0.793) | (0.930) | (0.779) | (0.989) | |
Hospital bed utilization | 0.959 | 0.730 | 0.633 | 0.500 |
(0.061) | (0.104) | (0.198) | (0.247) | |
Presidential swing state | −1.347 | −1.448 | −1.621 | −1.695 |
(0.007) | (0.004) | (0.002) | (0.003) | |
Facing reelection | −0.416 | −0.666 | −1.197 | −1.281 |
(0.529) | (0.317) | (0.163) | (0.099) | |
Term limits | 1.053 | 1.559 | 1.348 | 1.683 |
(0.045) | (0.023) | (0.028) | (0.019) | |
Went Republican | −1.138 | −0.226 | −0.950 | −0.159 |
(0.007) | (0.545) | (0.050) | (0.694) | |
Female | −0.399 | −0.315 | −0.427 | −0.354 |
(0.444) | (0.515) | (0.427) | (0.476) | |
Governor age | −0.316 | −0.442 | −0.575 | −0.633 |
(0.147) | (0.048) | (0.022) | (0.011) | |
Governing discretion | −1.346 | −3.877 | −1.550 | −3.713 |
(0.009) | (0.004) | (0.012) | (0.007) | |
Governing demands | −0.543 | −0.363 | −1.217 | −0.952 |
(0.523) | (0.628) | (0.236) | (0.310) | |
Democratic governor | 1.967 | 0.509 | 3.247 | 1.704 |
(0.001) | (0.338) | (0.000) | (0.044) | |
Democratic governor × | 3.677 | 3.241 | ||
Governing discretion | (0.007) | (0.017) | ||
Democratic governor × | 2.752 | 2.229 | ||
Governing demands | (0.027) | (0.062) | ||
Constant | −15.778 | −17.283 | −17.569 | −18.502 |
(0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | |
Observations | 993 | 993 | 993 | 993 |
Note: The models provide weighted estimates using inverse-probability weights. The models are specified with robust standard errors clustered by state. Exact p-values in parentheses.