Did trade liberalization with China influence US elections?

• Published in: Journal of international economics Vol. 139; p. 103652
• Main Authors: Che, Yi, Lu, Yi, Pierce, Justin R., Schott, Peter K., Tao, Zhigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2022
• Subjects: China; Elections; Trade liberalization; Elections; Trade liberalization; China

We examine election voting and legislators’ roll-call votes in the United States over a twenty-five year period. Voters in areas more exposed to trade liberalization with China in 2000 subsequently shift their support toward Democrats, relative to the 1990s, though this boost for Democrats wanes aft...