Senior Discount? Gender, Age, and Small Donor Fundraising
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https://doi.org/10.32473/ufjur.26.135455Keywords:
ageism, sexism, campaign financeAbstract
Recent discussions surrounding candidate age and its impact on small donor fundraising have raised questions about ageism in American politics. However, existing studies of age in politics largely neglect the obstacles older female candidates encounter. This paper, which examines the impact of age and gender on small contribution receipts in U.S. House of Representatives campaigns from 2006-2010, explores how age and gender interact to predict small contribution receipts. The findings reveal a significant negative interaction between age and gender, indicating that older female candidates receive less from small-dollar donations than would be expected compared to their older male peers. This suggests that age-related biases intersect with gender, posing unique challenges for older women candidates in fundraising efforts.
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