%0 Journal Article %A Hani Mansour %A James Reeves %T Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic %D 2022 %R 10.3368/jhr.0621-11716R1 %J Journal of Human Resources %P 0621-11716R1 %X This study examines the effect of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the public health response to it on political behaviors. Using data on elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and leveraging cross-district variation in HIV/AIDS mortality during the period 1983-1987, we find that, beginning with the early 1990s, exposure to HIV/AIDS mortality increased the vote share, voter turnout, and contributions made to Democratic candidates. The increased support for Democrats is larger in competitive districts. The results are consistent with HIV/AIDS mortality impacting cultural attitudes and leading to broader and persistent changes in voting patterns and political participation. %U https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/wpjhr/early/2022/05/02/jhr.0621-11716R1.full.pdf