Campaign Finance Reform Attitudes from a Field Experiment in Broome County

Aggregating data from a pre-registered field experiment combining in-person canvassing with a 3-wave panel survey of registered voters in Broome County, NY, following the 2016 election. It examines the effects of persuasive messages on attitudes and issue salience regarding campaign finance reform.

Use Cases

• Analyze the effect of canvassing treatment assignment (supportive, oppositional, or placebo) on attitude direction measured across survey waves.
• Measure changes in the salience of campaign finance reform as an issue over short-term (10-15 days) and long-term (4-7 months) follow-up periods.
• Investigate potential backlash effects by comparing baseline and follow-up survey responses for voters exposed to counter-attitudinal messages.

Strengths

• Data is from a pre-registered field experiment, enhancing methodological rigor.
• Includes longitudinal data from a 3-wave panel study, allowing for analysis of effect persistence.
• Focuses on a specific geographic area (Broome County, NY) and population (registered voters) for a controlled study.

Limitations

• Sample size and demographic representativeness are unknown, limiting generalizability.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single county, which may not reflect national or regional attitudes.
• The dataset's structure, including specific variables and row count, is not detailed in the input.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, authored by Philip Moniz.

Collection Method

Data collected via a field experiment involving random assignment to canvassing treatments and a series of online surveys.

Time Range

Following the 2016 election, with follow-up surveys conducted 10-15 days and 4-7 months after canvassing.

Freshness

Last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Broome County, New York, USA.