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From voter ID to party ID: How political parties affect perceptions of election fraud in the U.S. |
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| Institution: | 1. Departament de Dret Públic, University of Girona, Campus Montilvi, 17071 Girona, Spain;2. Inter-disciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences, University of Sheffield, 219 Portobello Street, S1 4DP Sheffield, United Kingdom;1. Department of Political Science, Columbia University, International Affairs Building, 420 W 118th Street, New York City, USA;2. University of Zürich, NCCR Democracy, Affolternstr. 56, CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland;1. Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, PO Box 571040, Washington, DC 20057, USA;2. Department of Political Science, University of Maryland, 3140 Tydings Hall, College Park, MD 20742, USA;1. Department of Public Administration, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;2. Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | This paper uses a survey experiment to assess what individuals understand about election fraud and under what circumstances they see it as a problem. I argue that political parties are central to answering both these questions. Results from the 2011 CCES survey suggest respondents are able to differentiate between the relative incentives of Democrats and Republicans where fraud tactics are concerned, but whether voters see these tactics as problematic is heavily influenced by partisan bias. The results show little support for the notion that partisan ideology drives fraud assessments, and suggest support for the idea that individual concerns for fraud are shaped a desire for their preferred candidate to win. These results offer insights that might be applied more broadly to questions of perceptions of electoral integrity and procedural fairness in democracies. |
| Keywords: | Election fraud Party ID Survey experiment Political parties Election administration Corruption |
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