The Electoral Effects of Social Protests in the Trump Era

• In Event: Protest, Mobilization, and Democratic Resilience

Brief Overview

Do social movements change elections? We use protest event data & nationwide voter files and precise measures of voter turnout/vote choice. The effects of protests are highly contingent on the issue area around which they mobilize.

Authors

• John Boschen Holbein, University of Virginia

• Hans J.G. Hassell, Florida State University

• Kevin Reuning, Miami University