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Shortcuts Versus Encyclopedias: Information and Voting Behavior in California Insurance Reform Elections

Lupia, Arthur·1994·American Political Science Review
DOI 10.2307/2944882
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Abstract

Voters in mass elections are notorious for their apparent lack of information about relevant political matters. While some scholars argue that an electorate of well-informed voters is necessary for the production of responsive electoral outcomes, others argue that apparently ignorant voters will suffice because they can adapt their behavior to the complexity of electoral choice. To evaluate the validity of these arguments, I develop and analyze a survey of California voters who faced five complicated insurance reform ballot initiatives. I find that access to a particular class of widely available information shortcuts allowed badly informed voters to emulate the behavior of relatively well informed voters. This finding is suggestive of the conditions under which voters who lack encyclopedic information about the content of electoral debates can nevertheless use information shortcuts to vote as though they were well informed.

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  1. Fiorina, 1981, Retrospective Voting in American National Elections
  2. Reich, 1987, Insurance Lobby Study Cites Large Gifts to Politicians by Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Times
  3. 1988, Claim Cost for Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability by Zip Code and County
  4. 1988, Preliminary Report on Private Passenger Automobile Liability Experience by Zip Code
  5. Gillespie, 1987, Study of the Availability and Affordability of Automobile Insurance in Los Angeles County
  6. 1988, Claim Frequency of Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability by Zip Code and County
  7. 1988, Claim Frequency of Uninsured Motorist Accidents by Zip Code and County
  8. Campbell, 1960, The American Voter
  9. Reich, 1987, Accord over Revised Laws for Insurance Believed Near, Los Angeles Times
  10. Reich, 1988, Bid To Qualify Five Insurance Initiatives Is in High Gear, Los Angeles Times
  11. Reich, 1988, Lawyers Stop TV Ads, Los Angeles Times

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Authors
Lupia, A.
Affiliations
University of California San Diego (US)
Corresponding author
Lupia, Arthur
ORCID
Lupia, Arthur
Venue
American Political Science Review
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1994-03
Volume
88
Issue
1
Pages
63-76
ISSN
  • 0003-0554 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5943
DOI
10.2307/2944882
OpenAlex
W2012728340
Cited by
1,850
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 53 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 79 · 2022: 99 · 2021: 82 · 2020: 119 · 2019: 67 · 2018: 118 · 2017: 65 · 2016: 73 · 2015: 72 · 2014: 60 · 2013: 81 · 2012: 69
FWCI
57.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7125 d)
Locations
  • American Political Science Review (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Game Theory and Voting Systems
Keywords
voter information, encyclopedic knowledge, voting behavior, ballot initiatives, insurance reform, California elections

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