Partisan schism in America’s newest swing state

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ID6315673
AuthorsMv Hood (University of Georgia), M M Hood (University of Georgia), Seth C Mckee (0000-0002-9889-6532, Oklahoma State University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume29
Issue5
Pages853-864
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13540688221112895
OpenAlexW4284988103
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited39

We assess the opinions of Georgia voters regarding the 2020 presidential election, election administration, and voting laws following passage of Senate Bill (SB) 202. After the 2020 presidential election and subsequent 2021 Senate runoffs, contests all won by Democrats in Georgia, the Republican-controlled legislature passed SB 202 to appease their agitated and disaffected base of supporters. It appears that SB 202 had the effect of boosting Republican voters’ confidence in Georgia’s election system while registering the opposite effect among Democratic voters. Indeed, across a host of questions, including several asking about specific provisions in SB 202, we find a partisan schism in opinions expressed by Democrats and Republicans

Administration (probate law · Democracy · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Schism · Sociology · State (computer science · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics

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