The Partisan Impact on Local Government Dissemination of COVID-19 Information: Assessing US County Government Websites

IF 1.2 2区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE Canadian Journal of Political Science-Revue Canadienne De Science Politique Pub Date : 2020-10-12 DOI:10.1017/S0008423920000918

Michael A. Hansen, Isabelle Johansson, Kalie Sadowski, Joseph Blaszcynski, Sarah A. Meyer

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Abstract This study explores the relationship between local government dissemination of COVID-19 information and partisanship. The unit of analysis is all official county government websites in the United States. In particular, we investigate if there is a correlation between the overall partisanship of a county and whether a county government's website (1) mentions COVID-19 and (2) provides safety instructions concerning COVID-19. We hypothesize that mass partisanship will impact the probability that a county government's website provides information related to the coronavirus. We find that a larger share of Democratic voters in a county is associated with an increase in the probability that a county government's website mentions COVID-19 and provides safety instructions for its residents. The results hold even after controlling for population density, internet subscriptions and COVID-19 cases and deaths. The finding indicates that citizens’ access to information, even on matters of public health, are partially a consequence of partisanship.

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党派对地方政府传播COVID-19信息的影响:评估美国县级政府网站

摘要本研究探讨了地方政府传播新冠肺炎信息与党派关系的关系。分析的单位是美国所有官方县政府网站。特别是，我们调查了一个县的整体党派关系是否与县政府的网站(1)提到COVID-19和(2)提供有关COVID-19的安全说明之间存在相关性。我们假设，大规模的党派关系将影响县政府网站提供与冠状病毒相关信息的可能性。我们发现，一个县的民主党选民比例越大，县政府网站提到COVID-19并为其居民提供安全指导的可能性就越大。即使在控制了人口密度、互联网订阅量和COVID-19病例和死亡后，这一结果仍然成立。调查结果表明，公民获取信息，甚至是关于公共卫生问题的信息，在一定程度上是党派偏见的结果。

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