Ranking Candidates in Local Elections: Neither Panacea nor Catastrophe for Candidates of Color

IF 3.2 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Journal of Experimental Political Science Pub Date : 2023-03-09 DOI:10.1017/xps.2023.6

Melody Crowder-Meyer, Shana Kushner Gadarian, Jessica Trounstine

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Abstract Electoral rules can affect who wins and who loses elections. Most cities select office holders through plurality rule, but an alternative, ranked-choice voting (RCV), has become increasingly popular. RCV requires voters to rank candidates, instead of simply selecting their most preferred candidate. Observers debate whether RCV will cure a variety of electoral ills or undermine representation. We test the effect of RCV on voter’s choices and perceptions of representation using survey experiments with large, representative samples of respondents. We find that candidates of color are significantly penalized in both plurality and RCV elections, with no significant difference between the rule types. However, providing respondents with candidates’ partisan affiliation significantly increases support for candidates of color.

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地方选举中的候选人排名:对有色人种候选人来说既不是万灵药也不是灾难

选举规则会影响选举的胜负。大多数城市通过多数原则选举公职人员，但另一种选择，即排名选择投票(RCV)已经越来越受欢迎。RCV要求选民对候选人进行排名，而不是简单地选择他们最喜欢的候选人。观察人士争论RCV是否会治愈各种选举弊病或削弱代表性。我们测试了RCV对选民的选择和代表性感知的影响，使用了大量代表性样本的调查实验。我们发现有色人种候选人在多数票和RCV选举中都受到了明显的惩罚，在规则类型之间没有显著差异。然而，向受访者提供候选人的党派关系显著增加了对有色人种候选人的支持。

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Journal of Experimental Political Science Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

8.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Experimental Political Science (JEPS) features cutting-edge research that utilizes experimental methods or experimental reasoning based on naturally occurring data. We define experimental methods broadly: research featuring random (or quasi-random) assignment of subjects to different treatments in an effort to isolate causal relationships in the sphere of politics. JEPS embraces all of the different types of experiments carried out as part of political science research, including survey experiments, laboratory experiments, field experiments, lab experiments in the field, natural and neurological experiments. We invite authors to submit concise articles (around 4000 words or fewer) that immediately address the subject of the research. We do not require lengthy explanations regarding and justifications of the experimental method. Nor do we expect extensive literature reviews of pros and cons of the methodological approaches involved in the experiment unless the goal of the article is to explore these methodological issues. We expect readers to be familiar with experimental methods and therefore to not need pages of literature reviews to be convinced that experimental methods are a legitimate methodological approach. We will consider longer articles in rare, but appropriate cases, as in the following examples: when a new experimental method or approach is being introduced and discussed or when novel theoretical results are being evaluated through experimentation. Finally, we strongly encourage authors to submit manuscripts that showcase informative null findings or inconsistent results from well-designed, executed, and analyzed experiments.