How Do Voters React When They Disagree with Their Candidate: An Analysis of Trump Voters in the 2020 US Presidential Election

• In Event: Preferences and Voting Consistency

Brief Overview

Theory says that voters punish candidates for unpopular policies. Candidates avoid such policies though, making it difficult to test for punishment. Using panel data, we test whether voters punished Trump in 2020 for his unpopular Covid policies.

Authors

• Eric Guntermann, University of California-Berkeley

• Gabriel S. Lenz, University of California-Berkeley