We use the state-mandated stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic as a setting to study whether political beliefs inhibit compliance with government orders. Using geolocation data sourced from smartphones, we find residents in Republican counties are less likely to completely stay at home after a state order has been implemented relative to those in Democratic counties. Debit card transaction data shows that Democrats are more likely to switch to remote spending after state orders are implemented. Heterogeneity in factors such as Covid-19 risk exposure, geography, and county characteristics do not completely rule out our findings, suggesting political beliefs are an important determinant in the effectiveness of government mandates. Political alignment with officials giving orders may partially explain these partisan differences.

我们以新冠病毒大流行期间国家强制执行的居家令为背景，研究政治信仰是否阻碍遵守政府命令。利用来自智能手机的地理定位数据，我们发现，与民主党县相比，在州命令实施后，共和党县的居民完全呆在家里的可能性较小。借记卡交易数据显示，在州令实施后，民主党人更有可能转向远程支出。 Covid-19 风险暴露、地理位置和县特征等因素的异质性并不能完全排除我们的发现，这表明政治信仰是政府指令有效性的重要决定因素。与发号施令的官员的政治联盟可能部分解释了这些党派差异。