Javier Rodríguez|Arline T. Geronimus|John Bound|Danny Dorling
Black lives matter: Differential mortality and the racial composition of the U.S. electorate, 1970–2004
Mathematica Policy Research|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Michigan Department of Health and Human Services|Institute for Advanced Study|Stanford University|Stanford University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Institute for Advanced Study|University of Oxford
excess mortality marginalized populations could cause effect political processes estimate impact mortality differentials blacks whites 1970 2004 racial composition electorate us general election 2004 close statewide elections study period analyze 73 million us deaths multiple cause death files calculate 1 total excess deaths among blacks 1970 2004 2 total hypothetical survivors 2004 3 probability survivors would turned vote 2004 4 total black votes lost 2004 5 total black votes lost presidential candidate estimate 27 million excess black deaths 1970 2004 19 million would survived 2004 17 million would votingage estimate 1 million black votes lost 2004 900000 votes lost defeated democratic presidential nominee find many close statelevel elections study period would likely different outcomes voting age blacks mortality profiles whites us black voting rights also eroded felony disenfranchisement laws measures dampen voice us black electorate systematic disenfranchisement population group yields electorate unrepresentative full interests citizenry affects chance elected officials mandates eliminate health inequality