Persistence in Political Participation
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This paper uses discontinuities imposed by voting-age restrictions to identify the effect of past eligibility on subsequent participation decisions and partisan identification. It compares participation decisions and partisan affiliations of individuals who turned 18 just before past elections with those who turned 18 just after. It presents three main findings. First, past presidential election eligibility increases the probability of subsequent participation. For example, the point estimates indicate that 2000 presidential election eligibility increased participation in the 2004 presidential election by 3.0–4.5 percent, which suggests that voting in the 2000 presidential election increased 2004 participation by about 5 percentage points. Second, past presidential election eligibility affects partisan identification. Third, these effects continue to persist for several election cycles after a voter first becomes eligible.
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- Authors
- Meredith, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Meredith, Marc
- ORCID
- Meredith, Marc
- Venue
- Quarterly Journal of Political Science
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2009-10-20
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 187-209
- ISSN
- 1554-0626 (ISSN-L)
- 1554-0634
- OpenAlex
- W2020463162
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- FWCI
- 54.52
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Quarterly Journal of Political Science (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
- Keywords
- political participation, 18th birthday, party identification, voter turnout, 2000 presidential election, 2004 presidential election
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