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Did Changes in Economic Expectations Foreshadow Swings in the 2018 Elections?

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In the months leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, were economic expectations in congressional districts about to elect a Republican similar to those in districts about to elect a Democrat? How did economic expectations evolve in districts where the party holding the House seat would switch? After examining the persistence of polarization in expectations using voting patterns from the presidential election in our previous post, we explore here how divergence in expectations may have foreshadowed the results of the midterm elections. Using the Survey of Consumer Expectations, we show that economic expectations deteriorated between 2016 and 2018 in districts that switched from Republican to Democratic control compared to districts that remained Republican.

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  • Olivier Armantier & Michael Neubauer & Daphne Skandalis & Wilbert Van der Klaauw, 2019. "Did Changes in Economic Expectations Foreshadow Swings in the 2018 Elections?," Liberty Street Economics 20190515, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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    Economic Expectations; Midterm Elections;

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