Voters and party preference

Abstract

The emphasis of this topic is on voters, rather than parties – why individuals vote, or why they do not; why they vote for who they do; and the nature of party-preference. Predictors of vote include class, party identification, beliefs and values, attitudes, leadership effects, the campaign, issues and policies and demographics including sex, age, geography and ethnicity. The search for a ‘grand unified theory’ of voting has considered many factors and many models which suggest a multivariate solution to this enduring question. A growing range of researchers have examined many of the specific factors, and our understanding of these has grown as a consequence. This panel provides an opportunity for younger researchers to revisit many of these questions, propose new solutions, or further evidence for well established explanations. Papers range from single countries, comparative and cross-national voting behaviour.

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