Unionism and voter turnout |
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Authors: | John Thomas Delaney Marick F Masters Susan Schwochau |
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Institution: | (1) Columbia University, 10027 New York, NY;(2) University of Pittsburgh, 15260, PA;(3) State University of New York at Buffalo, 14260, NY |
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Abstract: | Conventional wisdom suggests that union members and their families are more politically active, and more likely to vote, than
nonmembers. This study presents, to our knowledge, the first systematic empirical examination of that conventional wisdom.
Results suggest that union members are more likely than nonmembers to vote in a general election, and that union campaign
efforts increase voter turnout generally. There is no evidence, however, that union family members are more likely to vote
than nonmembers, or that union status affects an individual’s likelihood of voting in a primary election.
The authors wish to thank Robert Perloff, Donna Sockell, and an anonymous referee for helpful comments on an earlier draft
of this paper. This study was partially supported by a Columbia University Graduate School of Business Faculty Research Fellowship
and a Faculty Research Grant from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Business. |
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