Income and vote switching between local and national elections: Evidence from New York State

Raphael Franck, Samia Tavares

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Abstract

Between 1994 and 2004, New York State voters returned a Republican governor but always cast a majority of the popular vote in favor of the Democratic candidate in the presidential election. This paper exploits those elections in an effort to understand voters' motivations to switch party allegiances from presidential to gubernatorial elections. We argue that voters are likely to switch political allegiances between gubernatorial and presidential elections because they understand that the purpose of these elections is different. Using individual-level data, we find that low-income individuals are the main source of the switch in the vote.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEconomics Bulletin
Volume4
Issue number10
StatePublished - 19 Sep 2008

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