Voting locally abstaining nationally: descriptive representation, substantive representation and minority voters’ turnout

Rosenthal, Maoz; Zubida, Hani; Nachmias, David

doi:10.1080/01419870.2017.1295161

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“…While these limitations do exist, the overall result that turnout decreased in majority-minority districts is consistent with current literature. Rosenthal et al's (2018) results suggested that when minorities have increased descriptive representation, it can actually cause a decrease in turnout, while substantive representation has the opposite effect (Rosenthal et al, 2018). While this study was conducted in Israel, the results are very similar to those of my study.…”

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confidence: 82%

Black Turnout and Registration in Majority-Minority Districts

Edwards

Donhauser

Titiunik³

2021

J Stud Res

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Understanding what can incentivize the entire and minority populations to participate in politicsis important to understand voting patterns. To answer this question, this study focuses onwhether race has an impact on voter registration and turnout. This study sought to determinewhether moving from a majority-White to a majority-Black district will increase turnout andregistration among the general population as well as the Black population. Utilizing ten-yearlegislative reapportionment, this study compares the percent voter registration and percentturnout both before and after the 2012 round of redistricting in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,Mississippi, and South Carolina. Results indicated that co-racial incumbents have the ability tomotivate increased voter registration among the total and Black population. Turnout results weremuch less straightforward, indicating that there are other factors that impact turnout than the raceof the incumbent. Thus, it appears the creation of majority-Black districts has a greater impactthan just the ability to elect more Black representatives.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Black Turnout and Registration in Majority-Minority Districts

Edwards

Donhauser

Titiunik³

2021

J Stud Res

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“…This variable is very indicative of the city’s socio-economic structures. In a study combining politics and society such as this one, this variable could potentially contextualize political behavior and public policy in the city, thereby supplying important contextualization for the urban micro-dynamics that affect electoral politics and public policy (Nachmias et al., 2016; Rosenthal et al., 2018). Thus, in the mixed-effects regression model, I used this factor as the random effect that nests and controls the model.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In order for such a maneuver to facilitate strategic political pressure, group members need to locate the political institution in which their representatives could have a position that would enhance their ability to gain resources for the group they represent. Once they locate such an institution, they turn out to vote for candidates or parties competing in it (Rosenthal et al., 2018). Political parties tend to focus their attention and political efforts in places where they locate such group support (Nachmias et al., 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

When does descriptive representation become substantive? Systematic luck, social power and the allocation of resources

Rosenthal

2019

Ethnicities

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When does a disadvantaged group's representation turn from descriptive to substantive? A disadvantaged group is systematically unlucky in the resources it receives from society. If that group uses its social power in a politically effective manner, consequently turning representation from descriptive to substantive, it can change public policies and the group's luck. I verify this claim using an original dataset examining Arab Israelis in seven mixed Israeli cities between 1995 and 2013, containing more than 6000 observations of their statistical areas differentiated by their socioeconomic cluster rank. I show that, in some policy areas, Arab representation and cooperation improve Arab Israelis' well-being. This improvement increases in cities that receive substantial government support. Thus, the use of power by systematically unlucky groups helps them move into a position from which they can effectively change public policies.

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“…Candidates attempt to represent majorities so that it is more difficult for ethnic minorities to gain their attention. Furthermore, in local elections, ethnic minorities aspire to achieve substantive representation by the authorities elected for their respective territories, a goal impossible for them to achieve in national elections (Rosenthal et al, 2017). This discussion indicates the importance of distinguishing between the electoral turnout of indigenous people at two levels: national and subnational elections.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In their study on Israel, Rosenthal et al (2017) argued that the electoral turnout of ethnic minorities should be analyzed not only in national elections but also in subnational elections. They found that electoral turnout was higher in subnational elections.…”

Section: Theory and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is the Low Electoral Turnout of Indigenous People a Myth? Evidence from Subnational Elections in Chile, 2012-2017

Quiroga

2020

J Ethn Cult Stud

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Abundant evidence exists of the low electoral turnout of indigenous people. Among the reasons that explain this result are the weakness of political parties in representing indigenous people, the economic circumstances of ethnic minorities, and their experiences of discrimination. In general, these findings are based on analyses of national elections, and it is unclear if they hold equally at the subnational level. This study of the Mapuche ethnic group in Chile analyzed the electoral turnout in Chile’s 345 municipalities for the national elections of 2013 and 2017 and the subnational elections of 2012 and 2016. The study found the following. First, the electoral turnout in municipalities with the highest concentration of Mapuche is above the average for subnational elections and comparable to the average for national elections. Second, the electoral turnout in these municipalities increases in those subnational elections in which candidates with Mapuche surnames compete. Third, the electoral turnout increases even more in those municipalities in which Mapuche mayoral candidates win in subnational elections.

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Voting locally abstaining nationally: descriptive representation, substantive representation and minority voters’ turnout

Cited by 15 publications

References 64 publications

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Black Turnout and Registration in Majority-Minority Districts

When does descriptive representation become substantive? Systematic luck, social power and the allocation of resources

Is the Low Electoral Turnout of Indigenous People a Myth? Evidence from Subnational Elections in Chile, 2012-2017

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