Grassroots Mobilization and Voter Turnout in 2004 |
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| Authors: | Bergan Daniel E; Gerber Alan S; Green Donald P; Panagopoulos Costas |
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| Institution: | DANIEL BERGAN and COSTAS PANAGOPOULOS are post doctoral fellows at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University. ALAN GERBER is professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of American Politics at Yale University. DONALD GREEN is A.Whitney Griswold Professor of Political Science and director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University. |
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| Abstract: | Voter turnout increased sharply in 2004. At the same time, 2004marked a change in campaign strategy, as both presidential campaignsand allied organizations placed unprecedented emphasis on votermobilization. This article attempts to assess the degree towhich grassroots mobilization efforts contributed to the surgein voter turnout. We conclude that although grassroots effortsgenerated millions of additional votes, they probably accountfor less than one-third of the observed increase in turnout.Increased turnout in 2004 primarily reflects the importancethat voters accorded the presidential contest. |
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