Partisanship, sexuality, and perceptions of candidates

Loepp, Eric; Redman, Shane M.

doi:10.1080/17457289.2019.1711099

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“…Our results reveal smaller penalties than the ones observed for gay politicians in earlier work (Golebiowska 2001; Haider-Markel 2010) and in studies considering hypothetical candidates (Magni and Reynolds 2021a). However, while other recent findings have suggested that sexual orientation is no longer penalizing when partisanship is taken into account (Haider-Markel et al 2020; Loepp and Redman 2020), our study cautions that the level of outness influences the discrimination experienced by sexual minority candidates. This emerged especially clearly when we measured support for Buttigieg on a 10-point scale beyond vote choice.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Its relevance has arguably increased in times of growing polarization, so that candidates' partisanship may trump other considerations (Mason 2018). At least one study on hypothetical gay candidates manipulated partisanship and found that the impact of sexual orientation significantly decreases when voters have information about candidates' party ID (Loepp and Redman 2020).…”

Section: Lgbtq Candidates and Electionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Candidate Identity and Campaign Priming: Analyzing Voter Support for Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Run as an Openly Gay Man

Magni,

Reynolds

2023

Political Research Quarterly

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Pete Buttigieg’s candidacy in the 2020 Democratic primaries caught fire more than most predicted. An openly gay man, Buttigieg is also a veteran and a Christian. Did voters penalize Buttigieg for being gay and in a same-sex relationship? Did his other traits offset voter negative bias? We conducted a survey with over 6000 likely voters during the primaries. We included a priming experiment that manipulated the salience of Buttigieg’s identity traits. We then asked respondents how much they liked Buttigieg and who they would support in a match-up between Buttigieg and Trump. Overall, voters penalized Buttigieg for being in a same-sex relationship. The penalty surprisingly increased when his religiosity was highlighted. In contrast, Buttigieg’s military background mitigated voter discrimination when he was presented as a veteran married to a man. This article reveals how double standards and heterosexism penalize gay candidates, and contributes to discussions on minority candidates and electability.

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confidence: 77%

Section: Lgbtq Candidates and Electionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Candidate Identity and Campaign Priming: Analyzing Voter Support for Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Run as an Openly Gay Man

Magni,

Reynolds

2023

Political Research Quarterly

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“…Here, the literature seems unanimous in its assessment: the electoral success of LGBTIQ+ candidates is generally associated with electorates made up of highly educated, higher-income, younger, secular and more socially diverse voters with liberal attitudes (Button et al, 1999;Haider-Markel, 2010;Reynolds, 2013;Haider-Markel et al, 2017;Jones et al, 2018;Magni andReynolds, 2018b, 2021). Conversely, more conservative, religious and less socially diverse contexts, often with right-wing parties in power, 'older' in age and with lower levels of education, are detrimental to LGBTIQ+ candidates' electoral performance (Reynolds, 2013;Haider-Markel et al, 2017;Miller et al, 2017;Jones et al, 2018;Magni and Reynolds, 2018b;Loepp and Redman, 2022). Moreover, descriptive representation is also important for electoral outcomes, as gender-non-conforming people will exhibit greater support for LGBTIQ+ candidates (Haider-Markel et al, 2017).…”

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Beyond electoral performance: reviewing and advancing the literature on LGBTIQ+ political careers

Prearo,

Trastulli

2024

Riv. ital. sci. polit.

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In recent years, the rising number of LGBTIQ+ politicians across the world has been matched by an increase in academic attention on which factors foster or hinder their careers. Here, we provide a comprehensive analytical review of the relevant literature, with the goal of illustrating both its synergies and imbalances. We show that most of the existing evidence specifically concerns LGBTIQ+ politicians' electoral performance. Moreover, this knowledge has largely been produced in very similar contexts politically and socioculturally. Finally, we highlight the potential of investigating a number of additional factors that may impact LGBTIQ+ political careers, such as intersectional dynamics that may have a differentiated impact within this population. Future works could expand the scope of this literature by considering these elements and focussing more on the direct experience of LGBTIQ+ politicians.

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“…Past work provides evidence to suggest that interest-based mechanisms for affinity are plausible. LGBT politicians are often stereotyped as more liberal or left-leaning (Jones and Brewer 2019; Loepp and Redman 2022). In contexts in which LGBT voters are also more liberal or left-leaning, including Canada and the United States (Egan 2012; Guntermann and Beauvais 2022; Hertzog 1996; Perrella, Brown, and Kay 2012, 2019), there could be affinity through policy or ideological stereotyping.…”

Section: Gender Lgbt and Intersecting Affinitiesmentioning

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Gender and LGBT Affinity: The Case of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne

Albaugh

Baisley

2023

Pol & Gen

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When a party selects an out lesbian as its leader, do women and LGBT people evaluate that leader more positively? And do they become more likely to vote for that party? We answer these questions using the case of Kathleen Wynne, premier of Ontario, Canada, from 2013 to 2018. We draw on four large-sample surveys conducted by Ipsos before and after the 2011 and 2014 Ontario elections. We compare shifts in best premier choice and vote choice among non-LGBT men, non-LGBT women, LGBT men, and LGBT women from 2011 to 2014. We find gender and LGBT affinity effects in leader evaluations. However, we find that only non-LGBT women and LGBT men were more likely to vote Liberal after Wynne became leader. This article contributes to research on affinity effects by examining LGBT affinity in a real-world election and the intersection of gender and LGBT affinity.

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Partisanship, sexuality, and perceptions of candidates

Cited by 13 publications

References 42 publications

Candidate Identity and Campaign Priming: Analyzing Voter Support for Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Run as an Openly Gay Man

Candidate Identity and Campaign Priming: Analyzing Voter Support for Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential Run as an Openly Gay Man

Beyond electoral performance: reviewing and advancing the literature on LGBTIQ+ political careers

Gender and LGBT Affinity: The Case of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne

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