Ranked Choice Voting as a Generational Issue in Modern American Politics. Issue 1 (4th January 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Ranked Choice Voting as a Generational Issue in Modern American Politics. Issue 1 (4th January 2021)
- Main Title:
- Ranked Choice Voting as a Generational Issue in Modern American Politics
- Authors:
- McCarthy, Devin
Santucci, Jack - Abstract:
- Abstract : Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is a class of reforms increasingly used in the United States to replace plurality and runoff elections. We ask whether support for RCV taps a larger generational divide in politics. We consult five surveys, two of these from recent adoption campaigns, and all with different ways of asking about RCV support. Generation is a significant predictor in four of these samples, accounting for standard demographic factors and partisanship. This relationship also holds within black and Republican subgroups, two groups often thought to be less likely to support RCV. Finally, we find that dissatisfaction with "the way that democracy works in America" is a plausible link between generation and reform support. For better or worse, RCV has potential to divide two important voting blocs in America. Our results suggest that, rather than turn away from electoral politics, a disaffected young generation may turn to reform. Related Articles: Cormack, Lindsey. 2019. "Leveraging Peer‐to‐Peer Connections to Increase Voter Participation in Local Elections." Politics & Policy 47 (2): 248‐266. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12297 Fisher, Patrick. 2020. "Generational Replacement and the Impending Transformation of the American Electorate." Politics & Policy 48 (1): 38‐68. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12340 Shaykhutdinov, Renat. 2019. "Socialization, Rationality, and Age: Generational Gaps and the Attitudes toward the Chechen War in Russia." Politics & Policy 47 (5):Abstract : Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is a class of reforms increasingly used in the United States to replace plurality and runoff elections. We ask whether support for RCV taps a larger generational divide in politics. We consult five surveys, two of these from recent adoption campaigns, and all with different ways of asking about RCV support. Generation is a significant predictor in four of these samples, accounting for standard demographic factors and partisanship. This relationship also holds within black and Republican subgroups, two groups often thought to be less likely to support RCV. Finally, we find that dissatisfaction with "the way that democracy works in America" is a plausible link between generation and reform support. For better or worse, RCV has potential to divide two important voting blocs in America. Our results suggest that, rather than turn away from electoral politics, a disaffected young generation may turn to reform. Related Articles: Cormack, Lindsey. 2019. "Leveraging Peer‐to‐Peer Connections to Increase Voter Participation in Local Elections." Politics & Policy 47 (2): 248‐266. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12297 Fisher, Patrick. 2020. "Generational Replacement and the Impending Transformation of the American Electorate." Politics & Policy 48 (1): 38‐68. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12340 Shaykhutdinov, Renat. 2019. "Socialization, Rationality, and Age: Generational Gaps and the Attitudes toward the Chechen War in Russia." Politics & Policy 47 (5): 931‐955. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12323 Abstract : La votación por orden de preferencia como tema generacional en la política estadounidense moderna: La votación por orden de preferencia (RCV, por sus siglas en inglés) es una clase de reformas que se utilizan cada vez más en los Estados Unidos para reemplazar las elecciones de pluralidad y segunda vuelta. Nos preguntamos si el apoyo a RCV genera una brecha generacional mayor en la política. Consultamos cinco encuestas, dos de ellas de campañas de adopción recientes, y todas con diferentes formas de preguntar sobre el soporte de RCV. La generación es un predictor significativo en cuatro de estas muestras, y representa los factores demográficos estándar y el partidismo. Esta relación también se mantiene dentro de los subgrupos negros y republicanos, dos grupos que a menudo se piensa que son menos propensos a apoyar a RCV. Finalmente, encontramos que la insatisfacción con "la forma en que funciona la democracia en Estados Unidos" es un vínculo plausible entre la generación y el apoyo a la reforma. Para bien o para mal, RCV tiene el potencial de dividir dos importantes bloques de votantes en Estados Unidos. Nuestros resultados sugieren que, en lugar de alejarse de la política electoral, una generación joven descontenta puede recurrir a la reforma. Abstract : 现代美国政治中的世代问题—优先排序投票: 优先排序投票(Ranked Choice Voting,简称RCV)是一种在美国越来越多地进行使用的选举改革类别,以代替相对多数选举制和两轮决选制。我们就支持RCV是否在政治上加深了世代分歧提出疑问。我们咨询了五项调查,其中两项来自近期采纳RCV的竞选,五项调查都以不同方式询问了RCV支持。世代在其中四项调查中是显著预测物,解释了标准人口因素和党派性。该关系在黑人和共和党亚群体中也成立,这两个亚群体经常被认为不太可能支持RCV。我们最终发现,对"美国民主的运作方式"的不满可能是世代和改革支持之间的联系。不论好坏,RCV有潜力让美国的两大重要投票群体产生分歧。我们的结果暗示,不满的年轻一代可能会选择改革,而不是远离选举政治。 … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Politics & policy. Volume 49:Issue 1(2021)
- Journal:
- Politics & policy
- Issue:
- Volume 49:Issue 1(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 49, Issue 1 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 49
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0049-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 33
- Page End:
- 60
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-04
- Subjects:
- Public Opinion -- Electoral Reform -- Ranked Choice Voting -- RCV -- United States -- Preferential Voting -- Alternative Vote -- Generational Conflict -- Democratic Discontent -- Political Satisfaction -- Satisfaction in American Democracy
Opinión pública -- Reforma electoral -- Votación por clasificación -- Voto preferencial -- Voto alternativo -- Conflicto generacional -- Estados Unidos -- Descontento democrático
舆论 -- 选举改革 -- 优先排序投票(Ranked Choice Voting) -- 偏好投票制 -- 替代性投票 -- 世代冲突 -- 美国 -- 民主不满
Political science -- Periodicals
World politics -- 21st century -- Periodicals
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- 10.1111/polp.12390 ↗
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