A Look Ahead at the 2020 US Elections: The Role of Candidate Diversity in Political Participation

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Jose Bucheli

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, vol. 110, 436-41

Abstract: An increasingly diverse population in the United States has given rise to a growing body of literature that analyzes the causes and consequences of descriptive representation. Using individual-level representative data on registration and voting for the entire United States over the 2008–2018 decade, we find that diversity in the candidate pool promotes the registration and voting of eligible-to-vote individuals, particularly those belonging to the youngest generations of voters, those located in swing states, and growing minorities, as in the case of Hispanic voters. Given the changing electorate, increasing candidate diversity might prove crucial in promoting political and electoral engagement.

JEL-codes: D72 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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