Incumbency Protection

Incumbency Protection is a redistricting practice in which electoral district boundaries are deliberately designed to minimize electoral competition and enhance the likelihood of current officeholders retaining their seats through strategic allocation of voters and geographic configuration.

26

Publications

1.1K

Citations

35

Authors

26

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

Variants

Incumbent Gerrymandering

Authors

35

  1. NP
    Nathaniel Persily

    Stanford Medicine, United States

    3 publications · 74 citations

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  2. NP
    Nicolas Petit

    European University Institute, Italy

    2 publications · 67 citations

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  3. MN
    Melinda N. Ritchie

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  4. PF
    Peter F. Galderisi

    Utah State University, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. MG
    Melinda Gann Hall

    Michigan State University, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Venues

  1. Electoral Studies

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  2. Public Choice

    3 publications · 101 citations

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 3 publications · 76 citations

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  4. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 2 publications · 46 citations

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