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Political Contribution Tax Credits and Citizen Participation

Robert G. Boatright

Clark University

Michael J. Malbin

Campaign Finance Institute and State University of New York, Albany

This article discusses political contribution tax credits, a campaign finance reform that seeks to encourage participation. Several states provide citizens with tax credits for part or all of their contributions to state or local candidates. Although a fewstudies have tried to estimate the budgetary impact of such programs, none has analyzed the effects of these tax credits on the propensity of citizens to contribute. We discuss the results of two surveys in one state with tax credits, Ohio— one survey each of the general public and of campaign contributors. Our results indicate that if citizens are made aware of the tax credits, they have the potential to attract donors who are more similar to the general public than the current pool of campaign contributors. Tax credits have the greatest effect on small contributors, on younger adults, and on less partisan individuals.

Key Words: campaign finance • campaign contributions • political contributions • political contribution tax credits • political participation • political donors • candidates

American Politics Research, Vol. 33, No. 6, 787-817 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X04273418
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Does Publicizing a Tax Credit for Political Contributions Increase Its Use?: Results From a Randomized Field Experiment
American Politics Research, September 1, 2006; 34(5): 563 - 582.
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