How do Ranked Choice Survey Responses Differ From Traditional Candidate Match Up Responses? Evidence From a Conjoint Experiment

• In Event: The Effects of Electoral Rules on Voting Behavior

Brief Overview

We find that survey respondents asked to rank five candidates exhibit patterns of attribute preference that were substantively different and statistically stronger than those of respondents asked to choose between two candidate profiles.

Authors

• Hans C. Noel, Georgetown University

• Theodore Landsman, Georgetown University