Waiting to Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election: Evidence from a Multi-Campus Study
Long lines at polling places reduce voter confidence in the fairness and efficiency of elections.
Why It Matters
This publication situates Waiting to Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election: Evidence from a Multi-Campus Study within work on election administration, electoral politics, survey research.
Its central contribution is to show that long lines at polling places reduce voter confidence in the fairness and efficiency of elections.
It matters because the findings connect institutional choices to the way authority, public responsibility, and political behavior are experienced in practice.
Key Findings
- Long lines at polling places reduce voter confidence in the fairness and efficiency of elections.
- These effects are strongest among voters who experience delays and among historically marginalized groups.
Research Design
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Citation
Political Research Quarterly 73 (2): 439-453.
- Venue
- Political Research Quarterly