Bibliograph

The turnout myth, voting rates and partisan outcomes in American national elections, Daron Shaw and John Petrocik

Type

Label

The turnout myth, voting rates and partisan outcomes in American national elections, Daron Shaw and John Petrocik

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The turnout myth

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1136894529

Responsibility statement

Daron Shaw and John Petrocik

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

voting rates and partisan outcomes in American national elections

Summary

'The Turnout Myth' refutes the long and widely held convention that high voter participation advantages Democratic candidates while low involvement helps Republicans in national elections. This text examines over 50 years of presidential, gubernatorial, Senatorial, and House election data to show there is no consistent partisan effect associated with turnout. With a data-driven argument, Daron Shaw and John Petrocik demonstrate that the overall relationship between the partisan vote and turnout for these offices is uncorrelated.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

Contributor