#5648. A bigger pie: The effects of high-speed internet on political behavior

August 2026publication date
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Political Science and Sociology
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Abstract:
The impact of broader media choice on political behavior is central to the study of political communication. The availability of high-speed Internet, which allows for high bandwidth media on demand, has given consumers virtually unlimited information choices. Most research assumes that the time spent online is fixed; therefore, broader media choice decreases news consumption, political knowledge, and turnout, especially among the politically uninterested. In this article, I explore another possibility: as Internet quality improves, we spend more time online and consume more information, which subsequently increases knowledge and turnout. To test this possibility, I link geocoded Internet download speed data with survey data.
Keywords:
Broadband; Digital Divide; Internet Speed; Political Behavior; Political Communication; Political Information

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