Ideological congruency, social group linkage or the best-evaluated party of all? Why partisans identify with a political party

Sabrina J. Mayer ()
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Sabrina J. Mayer: University of Duisburg-Essen

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2019, vol. 53, issue 1, No 15, 297-313

Abstract: Abstract The concept of party identification is one of the most used indicators in election studies worldwide. However, not much is known about the meaning of party identification. This article explores why adherents identify with a political party. Based on existing notions of partisanship, a coding scheme is derived and an open-ended question from a large-N German survey is analyzed. By using Latent Class Analysis, seven meaning types of adherents are identified whose shares differ heavily by party. Most adherents base their identification either on ideological grounds or evaluative reasons, which has a meaningful impact on the parties’ possibilities for ideological change and partisan stability.

Keywords: Party identification; Latent Class Analysis; Meaning; Partisanship; Adherents; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11135-018-0753-2

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