The Turnout Myth: Voting Rates and Partisan Outcomes in American National Elections

by John Petrocik and Daron Shaw

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When voter turnout is high, Democrats have an advantage--or so the truism goes. But, it is true? In The Turnout Myth, Daron Shaw and John Petrocik refute the widely held convention that high voter participation benefits Democrats while low involvement helps Republicans. The authors examine over 50 years of presidential, gubernatorial, Senatorial, and House election data to show that there is no consistent partisan effect associated with voter turnout...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0190089466

ISBN13:9780190089467

Release Date:January 2020

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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