Prospects for Third Party Electoral Success in a Polarized Era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6180293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sean Goff (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Daniel J Lee (0000-0003-1712-9647, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1324-1344 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Politics Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1532673x18814479 |
| OpenAlex | W2902217411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
The trend of increasing major party polarization in the United States has raised concerns about the quality of representation and governance. One potential corrective is third parties, as they can hold the major parties accountable and instigate positive change. We, however, highlight limits to their influence. Two factors dampened the electoral support for third party candidates in the 2016 U.S. presidential election despite favorable conditions. First, the cost of third party voting is higher in the current polarized era, since casting a vote for a third party can lead to their less-favored major party candidate winning. Voters today have especially negative feelings toward their less-favored major party. Second, Trump co-opted voters distrustful of the government, which is a group that tends to support third parties. Our analysis of American National Election Studies (ANES) data from 1992 and 2016 shows support for both factors
Democracy · Divided government · Economics · Feeling · General election · Internet privacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Primary election · Realigning election · Single non-transferable vote · Socialism · Split-ticket voting · Third party · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |