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We estimate that 3.1% of US voters, or 6.1 million individuals, were registered
to vote in two states in 2020, opening up the possibility for them to choose
where to vote. Double registrants are concentrated in the wealthiest zipcodes
and respond to both incentives and costs, disproportionately choosing to vote in
swing states (higher incentive) and states which automatically send out mail-in
ballots (lower cost). We call this behavior Cross-State Strategic Voting. While
others have documented strategic incentives on who to vote for, this paper is the
first to consider strategic incentives on where to vote.