Parsing the Effects of Voting and Winning on Satisfaction with Democracy: The Case of India's 2024 Election

• In Event: New Perspectives on Satisfaction with Democracy

Brief Overview

Victorious voters tend to feel more satisfied with democracy, but how much of that boost comes from winning versus just voting? Leveraging the staggered design of India's 2024 election, we find that voting increases satisfaction more than winning.

Authors

• Shane Singh, University of Georgia

• Jaroslav Tir, University of Colorado Boulder

• Ganesh Gorti, University of Colorado Boulder