Using thirty years of municipal elections in France, we show that election results affect the share of immigrants across municipalities. In municipalities where a left- instead of right-wing mayor has been elected, the share of immigrants in the population grows faster by 1.5 p.p. within six...

Using thirty years of municipal elections in France, we show that election results affect the share of immigrants across municipalities. In municipalities where a left- instead of right-wing mayor has been elected, the share of immigrants in the population grows faster by 1.5 p.p. within six...

Using thirty years of municipal elections in France, we show that election results affect the composition of the population. In municipalities where a left- instead of right-wing mayor has been elected, the relative share of non-European immigrants in the population increases by 1 p.p. within...