A new dataset of transcribed local government meetings shows public speakers skew older, whiter, male, liberal, and home-owning compared to voters, with remote access increasing speaker numbers but not altering their demographic profile.
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Participation and Representation in Local Government Speech
A new dataset of transcribed local government meetings shows public speakers skew older, whiter, male, liberal, and home-owning compared to voters, with remote access increasing speaker numbers but not altering their demographic profile.