Trends in First Names Foreshadowed Hillary Clinton’s Electoral Defeat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13100950 |
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| Authors | Stefano Ghirlanda (0000-0002-7270-9612, Brooklyn College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cliodynamics The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2373-7530 • E-ISSN: 2373-7530 |
| Publisher | California Digital Library (CDL) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21237/c7clio0033703 |
| OpenAlex | W2601782891 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
I examine trends in the popularity of first names around the years of USA presidential elections, showing that the names 'Hillary' and 'Hilary' decreased abruptly by more than 90% in popularity following the 1992 election of Hillary Clinton's husband Bill. I show that this outcome is unique to the 1992 election, and argue that it may evidence a "dislike" for Hillary Clinton's public image among both Democratic and Republican voters, which may have eventually contributed to Hillary Clinton's losing the 2016 presidential election
Democracy · General election · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Presidential election · Presidential system · Sociology · Gender Studies in Language · Law · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
| Highly cited | No |
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