Link here: osf.io/preprints/so.... As always, comments and feedback appreciated!

Overall, this paper provides a nuanced view of racial representation in the US. Although addressing historical electoral inequalities results in change, these gains can result in policy that maintains, and at worst reifies, existing inequalities in homeownership and segregation.

Institutionally, these preferences are implementable due to a broad culture of district-based deference. Councilpersons hold significant control over the direction of development in their districts, meaning they can streamline and veto individual projects.

Why is this the case? I conducted 60 interviews with current local officials and found that racial minorities are wary of gentrification in their areas. Many also believe that single-family homeownership is the solution to racial housing inequities.

I find that the election of racial minorities leads to more single-family housing, at the expense of multi-family development. Broadly, this bucks conventional wisdom that racial minorities have more progressive policy preferences than their white counterparts.

Next steps include not only adding candidates for the 2024 general election but also expanding this data back to the 1990's and beyond. If there are additional things you would like to see, please let us know!

If you are using this dataset in your research or your courses, please let us know! In addition, issues can be submitted here on the github repo:

github.com/kuriwaki/cce...

The dataset represents a comprehensive collection of candidates in Presidential, Congressional, and gubernatorial contests from 2006-2022. It also includes some corrections - h/t to @LucaBellodi and Bill Wilkerson.

You can find our working paper here: www.jeremiahcha.com/wp/bargainin...