Measuring and Modeling Neighborhoods

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.14014v6
• Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:02:27 GMT
• Title: Measuring and Modeling Neighborhoods
• Authors: Cory McCartan, Jacob R. Brown, and Kosuke Imai
• Abstract summary: We develop an open-source survey instrument that allows respondents to draw their neighborhoods on a map. We propose a statistical model to analyze how the characteristics of respondents and local areas determine subjective neighborhoods.
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• Abstract: Granular geographic data present new opportunities to understand how neighborhoods are formed, and how they influence politics. At the same time, the inherent subjectivity of neighborhoods creates methodological challenges in measuring and modeling them. We develop an open-source survey instrument that allows respondents to draw their neighborhoods on a map. We also propose a statistical model to analyze how the characteristics of respondents and local areas determine subjective neighborhoods. We conduct two surveys: collecting subjective neighborhoods from voters in Miami, New York City, and Phoenix, and asking New York City residents to draw a community of interest for inclusion in their city council district. Our analysis shows that, holding other factors constant, White respondents include census blocks with more White residents in their neighborhoods. Similarly, Democrats and Republicans are more likely to include co-partisan areas. Furthermore, our model provides more accurate out-of-sample predictions than standard neighborhood measures.

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