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April 23, 2026State and Local Government Review0 citations

Impact of Political Partisanship on Library Visits During COVID-19

Social Infrastructure in Hard Times: Local Public Library Usage and Recovery During COVID-19

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SRSarah ReckhowJSJoshua SapotichneASAlexandra Stinson-Swartout

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Analysis reveals political partisanship influences library recovery in Michigan during COVID-19, suggesting community dynamics affect public services.

Key Points

  • The research examines how COVID-19 affected local public library visits and the role of political partisanship in recovery.
  • Utilized monthly panel data on library visits from January 2019, sourced from SafeGraph.
  • Analyzed data trends in library visits across different political regions in Michigan.
  • Controlled for various factors impacting library attendance.
  • Political partisanship significantly predicted library visit patterns post-COVID.
  • Republican areas returned to pre-pandemic library visit levels faster than Democratic areas.

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Reckhow et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e9b80e85696592c86eb8b5https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323x261437255
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