Are Distant Voters More Likely to Reject the Establishment? The Effects of Perceived Ideological Congruence on Support for Challenger Parties

• In Event: Partisanship

Brief Overview

We examine the relationship between perceived ideological congruence and the probability of supporting a challenger party, finding that decreasing ideological congruence increases the probability of supporting a challenger party.

Authors

• Robin E. Best, Binghamton University

• Didem Seyis, Binghamton University