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State Heterogeneity, Conflict of Interest, and the U.S. Senator’s Ideological Congruence to Constituent Preferences

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Constituency heterogeneity plays a critical role in the process of representing constituency preferences. I analyze how the level of state heterogeneity induces incumbent senators to keep step with, and at the same time, deviate from their constituents. I assert that U.S. senators representing heterogeneous states are more responsive to constituent preferences than their counterparts from homogenous states in order to overcome the uncertainty primarily arising from conflicting interests and competing preferences. This study finds that the uncertainty introduced by state heterogeneity causes the U.S. senator to strengthen her risk-averse propensity and to become more responsive to constituent preferences, eventually enhancing democratic accountability.

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Constituency heterogeneity plays a critical role in the process of representing constituency preferences. I analyze how the level of state heterogeneity induces incumbent senators to keep step with, and at the same time, deviate from their constituents. I assert that U.S. senators representing heterogeneous states are more responsive to constituent preferences than their counterparts from homogenous states in order to overcome the uncertainty primarily arising from conflicting interests and competing preferences. This study finds that the uncertainty introduced by state heterogeneity causes the U.S. senator to strengthen her risk-averse propensity and to become more responsive to constituent preferences, eventually enhancing democratic accountability.

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