Declining Turnout in an Era of Waning Partisanship
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in British Journal of Political Science
- Vol. 17 (4) , 435-456
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400004865
Abstract
This study examines the logic of recovering information about the decay of partisan loyalties in the electorate from observed patterns of declining turnout. If we entertain plausible assumptions about the behaviour of core and peripheral voters, the rates of electoral participation become a surprisingly useful barometer for measuring the intensity and character of partisan dealignment.Keywords
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