Replication Data for Urban Policy and Ideology Study

Replication data for a study on geographic proximity and ideological policy disagreement in urban politics. The data was authored by Jack Lucas and is associated with a forthcoming publication in Nature Cities. It was last updated on 2026-04-25.

Use Cases

• Replicate statistical analyses on the dampening effect of geographic proximity on ideological disagreement.
• Study the relationship between spatial and political variables in urban governance.
• Analyze patterns of policy alignment and disagreement across different urban jurisdictions.

Strengths

• Data supports a peer-reviewed study forthcoming in Nature Cities.
• Author attribution (Jack Lucas) and organizational source (Borealis Harvested Dataverse) are provided.
• A specific last update timestamp (2026-04-25 04:15:50) is available.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset's license is unspecified, which may restrict usage.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely collected or compiled for academic research on urban politics.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 04:15:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on urban areas, but specific coverage is not stated.