Politics of Environmental Law: Political Ideology, Elitism or Urban-Rural Interests?

ISSN： 0048-5829

Source： Public Choice, Vol.129, Iss.1-2, 2006-10, pp. : 131-157

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Abstract

This paper examines a number of demographic aspects in congressional districts and states that played important roles in a series of Congressional votes on environmental issues in 2000. These characteristics include urbanization or population density, education, income, race, and employment. Our findings are mixed. While we find some evidence (at least in Senate votes) that population density is a positive predictor of “pro-environment” votes, we also find that things commensurate with the Environmental Kuznets Curve such as income, education, and lifestyle also play an important role in environmental voting.