Journal article
Electoral Double-Bind: How Electoral Environments Affect Racial and Ethnic Youth Voting Behavior
Journal of race, ethnicity, and politics, Vol.7(3), pp.544-571
11/2022
DOI: 10.1017/rep.2022.5
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Abstract
Previous research on the voting propensity of young Americans has largely treated the effects of state electoral laws as homogenous, despite today’s youth belonging to the most racially and ethnically diverse age cohort to date. Research has documented differences in participatory resources across racial, ethnic, and age groups, with recent work also suggesting differences in racial and ethnic identity influences across age groups. These factors may lead to significant differences in voter turnout under different state electoral environments. Using the Current Population Survey (2000–2016), national voter rolls (2012), and the Cost of Voting Index, this study investigates how the intersectionality of age and racial/ethnic identification affect voting decisions across state electoral environments. Whether comparing young voters across racial/ethnic identifications or comparing young voters to their older racial/ethnic counterparts, results strongly support the assertion that young voters are affected to differing degrees by increased costs to vote along racial/ethnic lines.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Electoral Double-Bind: How Electoral Environments Affect Racial and Ethnic Youth Voting Behavior
- Creators
- Joseph A. Coll - University of IowaCourtney L. Juelich - University of Wisconsin–Stout
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of race, ethnicity, and politics, Vol.7(3), pp.544-571
- DOI
- 10.1017/rep.2022.5
- ISSN
- 2056-6085
- eISSN
- 2056-6085
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2022
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984358958002771
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