Participation without Party: Voting in California Same-Party Elections, 2012-2018

• In Event: It's My Party and I'll Vote if I want to: Parties and Political Participation

Brief Overview

In the California top-two election system, some general elections feature candidates of the same party. This paper compares participation in same-party and different-party general elections, assessing the impact of removing party as a cue.

Authors

• J. Andrew Sinclair, Claremont McKenna College

• Ian O'Grady, Oxford