The Suppressive Impacts of Voter Identification Requirements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2363635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Darrah-Okike (0000-0002-5843-3648, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, corresponding author), Nathalie P Rita (0000-0003-3608-0228, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Nathalie Rita (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA), J R Logan (0000-0001-8641-4826, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 536-562 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1214 • E-ISSN: 1533-8673 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0731121420966620 |
| OpenAlex | W3116711487 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 65 |
Political observers argue that the United States is in a contemporary era of voter suppression. We study one mechanism that may limit voter participation, the requirement to show identification documents at the polls-voter ID policy. Voting rights advocates have raised concerns about disparate impacts of voter restrictions on racial minorities. However, past studies have reported conflicting results. Analyzing nationally representative data from the Current Population Survey across nine election years, we show that voter ID policies, and especially 'strict photo ID policies,' have a suppressive effect on participation. Voter ID requirements can reduce the probability of self-reported voting by as much as four percentage points, enough to swing a national election. While we found suppressive effects of ID policies for all racial groups, we show that Latino citizens face disproportionately negative suppressive effects of strict ID policies
Demographic economics · Economics · National election · Panel survey · Political science · Politics · Population · Public economics · Sociology · Voter model · Voter registration · Voting · Voting behavior · Demography · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Public Administration
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Turnout the Vote
The relationship between political efficacy and self-rated health
Does Racial Civic Pride Differentially Shape White and Non-White Views on Voter Fraud? Evidence from the 2020 Election
Democratic backsliding and public administration
Separate Remains Unequal
Unveiling the Nexus
Status Threat, Political Competition, and the Expansion of Voter Identification Laws in the United States
A Racial Model of Electoral Reform
Voting Intersections
The origins of the civil rights movement
Participation and political equality
The Turnout Gap
From protest to politics
An economic theory of democracy
Toward a Theory of Minority Group Relations
Democracy and Its Critics
The Politics of Voter Suppression
Quiet Revolution in the South
Borders of Belonging
Locked OutFelon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy
The Impact of Race and Ethnicity, Immigration and Political Context on Participation in American Electoral Politics
Politics is local
Why do minorities participate less? The effects of immigration, education, and electoral process on Asian American voter registration and turnout
Do Frames Emphasizing Harm to Age and Racial‐Ethnic Groups Reduce Support for Voter ID Laws
How Republicans Won on Voter Identification Laws
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Colorblind Injustice
Voice and Equality
Immigrant Resentment and Voter Fraud Beliefs in the U.S. Electorate
U.S. State Election Reform and Turnout in Presidential Elections
One Person, One Vote
Obstacles to Estimating Voter ID Laws’ Effect on Turnout
We All Agree
Voter Identification Laws and the Suppression of Minority Votes
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Kansas Voter ID Laws
A Principle or a Strategy? Voter Identification Laws and Partisan Competition in the American States
The Politics of Race and Voter ID Laws in the States
Fear and Implicit Racism
Why the Sky Didn't Fall
Can the Backlash Against Voter ID Laws Activate Minority Voters? Experimental Evidence Examining Voter Mobilization Through Psychological Reactance
An Empirical Bayes Approach to Estimating Ordinal Treatment Effects
Validation
Mobilization, participation, and political change
Voter Identification Laws and Turnout in the United States
Election Laws, Mobilization, and Turnout
Conquered or Granted? A History of Suffrage Extensions
Worth a Thousand Words
Moving Forward or Backsliding
Understanding the Adoption of Voter Identification Laws in the American States
Effects of Identification Requirements on Voting
The Empirical Effects of Voter-ID Laws
The Voting Rights Act and the Election of Nonwhite Officials
The Historical Context of Voter Photo-ID Laws
Intersectionality and Voting Rights
Voter-Identification Requirements and the Learning Curve
American citizenship
Democratic Contraction? Political Consequences of Felon Disenfranchisement in the United States
Institutional and Contextual Factors in Immigrant Naturalization and Voting
Race, Legality, and the Social Policy Consequences of Anti-Immigration Mobilization
Can Voter Identification Laws Increase Electoral Participation in the United States? Probably Not-A Simple Model of the Voting Market
A new barrier to participation
On the Radar
Black Political Participation in the 1984 and 1988 Presidential Elections
Structure, Behavior, and Voter Turnout in the United States
Racial Politics in the Contemporary South
Black (and Brown) Bodies Out of Place
Ballot Manipulation and the 'Menace of Negro Domination
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |