Citizen Preferences for Their Legislative Body: Evidence from the United States

• In Event: Legitimacy, Radicalization, and Support for Democracy

Brief Overview

We use a conjoint experiment fielded in the United States to evaluate preferences for various characteristics of the US legislature. Findings show preferences are clearly structured across partisan and racial lines.

Authors

• Neil S. Williams, University of Georgia

• Aaron Hitefield, University of Georgia

• Karlee Lynne Taylor, University of Georgia