TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The disastrous business of presidential campaigns: the effect of disaster declarations on presidential elections in FEMA Region 3
JO  - Journal of emergency management
A1  - Balbuena, Ken
A1  - Thornton, Tonya E.
A1  - Baxter, Patrick
A1  - English, Walter
A1  - Chen, Wendy
SP  - 535
EP  - 559
VL  - 20
IS  - 6
N2  - The issuance of disaster declarations has become a politicized matter. Prior research has demonstrated that presidents are more generous in awarding disaster relief in federal election years, and that there is a prevalence to award governors from the opposing political party. Additionally, voters tend to reward presidents seeking re-election to a greater degree for disaster response assistance rather than funding preparedness. The original research for this paper explores the impact of natural disasters on re-election rates and analyzes voter trends during presidential election years in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 3 states for congruence with existing literature covering a national scope. Evaluations of the behaviors and (re)election margins of Presidents Bush and Obama are explored, and implications for President Trump's re-election effort are based on quantitative data and qualitative comparisons.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-5865
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.0666
ID  - ref1
ER  -