Replication data for: Who Misvotes? The Effect of Differential Cognition Costs on Election Outcomes
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Kelly Shue; Erzo F. P. Luttmer
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Project Citation:
Shue, Kelly, and Luttmer, Erzo F. P. Replication data for: Who Misvotes? The Effect of Differential Cognition Costs on Election Outcomes. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114539V1
Project Description
Summary:
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If voters have negligible cognition costs, ballot layout should not
affect election outcomes. We explore deviations from rational voting
using quasi-random variation in candidate name placement on
ballots from the 2003 California recall election. We find that minor
candidates' vote shares almost double when their names are adjacent
to the names of major candidates. All else equal, vote share gains
are larger in precincts with higher percentages of poorly educated,
poor, or third-party voters. A major candidate that disproportionally
attracts voters from such precincts faces an electoral disadvantage.
We also explore which voting technology platforms and brands mitigate
misvoting. (JEL D72)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Geographic Coverage:
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California
Time Period(s):
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2003 – 2003 (Precinct-level vote totals of the 2003 California Recall Election matched to characteristics of the layout of the ballot and to Census demographics)
Universe:
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2003 California Recall Election voting returns.
Data Type(s):
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administrative records data;
program source code
Methodology
Data Source:
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- Institute of Governmental Studies Berkeley for the voting data - Census for the demographic data - Ballot position was coded by our research assistants
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Election Precincts,
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