Demographic Variables Accounting for Congressmen's Votes for Arts Legislation

Abstract

4 factors were evaluated in an effort to explain a Congressman's voting behavior toward federal support of the arts: party affiliation, Congressional district, educational background, and age at time of voting. The findings showed that urban Democratic Representatives were more likely to vote for an arts bill than their rural Democratic colleagues, while neither urban nor rural Republican Congressmen were as positive in voting for an arts bill. No significant differences were observed in the voting behavior on the bill as a function of either educational background or age.