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Racial Context and Political Participation
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Racial Context and Political Participation
Tetsuya Matsubayashi
Texas A&M University
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Jan E. Leighley
University of Arizona
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Abstract
Previous research on racial context and voter turnout is motivated by a weak theoretical development and mixed empirical evidence. We extend recent research on racial context and racial prejudice to the study of voter turnout and contend that the relationship between racial diversity and voter turnout is conditioned by the socioeconomic context, which essentially structures the nature of group competition and therefore determines the utility associated with individuals’ calculations of the costs and benefits of voting. We confirm the interactive effects of racial and economic diversity on voter turnout using data from Verba, Schlozman and Brady’s Citizen Participation Study. Our substantive findings suggest that increased racial diversity in areas of high economic diversity enhances the probability that an individual votes, while increased racial diversity in economically homogeneous areas depresses the probability. . Prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1-4, 2005, Washington, DC. We would like to thank Jonathan Nagler for his helpful comments and suggestions.
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Racial Context and Political Participation
Tetsuya Matsubayashi
Texas A&M University
Jan E. Leighley
University of Arizona
Abstract
Previous research on racial context and voter turnout is motivated by a weak theoretical
development and mixed empirical evidence. We extend recent research on racial context
and racial prejudice to the study of voter turnout and contend that the relationship
between racial diversity and voter turnout is conditioned by the socioeconomic context,
which essentially structures the nature of group competition and therefore determines the
utility associated with individuals’ calculations of the costs and benefits of voting. We
confirm the interactive effects of racial and economic diversity on voter turnout using
data from Verba, Schlozman and Brady’s Citizen Participation Study. Our substantive
findings suggest that increased racial diversity in areas of high economic diversity
enhances the probability that an individual votes, while increased racial diversity in
economically homogeneous areas depresses the probability.
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Prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Political Science
Association, September 1-4, 2005, Washington, DC. We would like to thank Jonathan
Nagler for his helpful comments and suggestions.
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