Caroline J. Tolbert
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View article: Can nonpartisan primaries boost turnout and lessen demographic disparities?
Can nonpartisan primaries boost turnout and lessen demographic disparities? Open
U.S. congressional general elections are largely uncompetitive, featuring candidates who emerge from low-turnout primaries. Voters in these primaries are unrepresentative of the broader electorate; primary voters tend to be older and wealt…
View article: Primary Elections and Mail Voting
Primary Elections and Mail Voting Open
Objective A problem for US democracy may be very low voter turnout in midterm primary elections, which has been associated with increasing ideological polarization in Congress and state legislatures. Turnout in these elections averages 20%…
View article: Is Ranked‐Choice Voting Associated With Turnout Across Race/Ethnic Groups?
Is Ranked‐Choice Voting Associated With Turnout Across Race/Ethnic Groups? Open
Objective Research suggests ranked‐choice voting (RCV) may increase the pool of candidates in local races and create incentives for campaign contacting which could increase voter turnout. Research also documents people of color may have lo…
View article: Physician Voting Rates in the 2020 and 2022 US Elections
Physician Voting Rates in the 2020 and 2022 US Elections Open
This cross-sectional study compares the actual voting rates between physicians and the general adult population in the US.
View article: Public opinion on reforming U.S. primaries
Public opinion on reforming U.S. primaries Open
Objective Few studies have measured public attitudes about reform proposals for changing direct primaries. Despite strong public support over the past century for holding primaries, does the public want to change the direct primary, given …
View article: All Candidate Primaries, Open Primaries, and Voter Turnout
All Candidate Primaries, Open Primaries, and Voter Turnout Open
Voter turnout in U.S. primary elections is very low. On average, only 20% of eligible nationwide voters participate in primaries. This raises questions about whether primary electorates distort representation in state legislatures and Cong…
View article: Replication Data for: Modelling temporal dynamics: does internet use fuel anti-government protests?
Replication Data for: Modelling temporal dynamics: does internet use fuel anti-government protests? Open
Replication Data for: Replication files for Daria Kuznetsova & Caroline Tolbert (2023) Modelling temporal dynamics: does internet use fuel anti-government protests?, Democratization, DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2268019 See README file
View article: Modelling temporal dynamics: does internet use fuel anti-government protests?
Modelling temporal dynamics: does internet use fuel anti-government protests? Open
The past three decades have witnessed a rapid global uptake of digital media. Does an increase in internet access lead to more anti-government protests globally, in both democracies and non-democracies? Has the role of the internet changed…
View article: Issue information
Issue information Open
Reducing corruption raises national income
View article: Globalizing information networks, social media, and participation
Globalizing information networks, social media, and participation Open
Objectives This study is one of the first to systematically evaluate the relationship between the Internet and social media use and participation in politics cross‐nationally, in democracies and non‐democracies. Most existing research on t…
View article: Civility in Ranked-Choice Voting Elections: Does Evidence Fit the Normative Narrative?
Civility in Ranked-Choice Voting Elections: Does Evidence Fit the Normative Narrative? Open
We test if ranked choice voting (RCV) was associated with civil campaigns. For RCV to meet proponents' expectations about civility in campaigns, candidates would moderate attacks and appeal for second place rankings. Candidates and voters …
View article: Considerations of American Democracy, Feeling Like a Loser, and Support for Changing the Rules
Considerations of American Democracy, Feeling Like a Loser, and Support for Changing the Rules Open
We test how perceptions of feeling like a loser in American politics may condition support for changes to how elections are conducted. We report a survey experiment that sheds some light on why people may feel like an electoral loser, then…
View article: Understanding Preferences for Comprehensive Electoral Reform in the United States
Understanding Preferences for Comprehensive Electoral Reform in the United States Open
Objective The aim of this study is to examine whether Americans have a latent attitude toward comprehensive electoral reform the determinants of this attitude. Methods The article creates and validates an index of election reform attitudes…
View article: Demographic differences in understanding and utilization of ranked choice voting
Demographic differences in understanding and utilization of ranked choice voting Open
Objectives New York City is the largest U.S. jurisdiction to use ranked choice voting (RCV). We examine New York and other U.S. cities using RCV to assess if there were different levels of understanding and utilization of RCV across demogr…
View article: CES 2020, Team Module of University of Iowa (IOW)
CES 2020, Team Module of University of Iowa (IOW) Open
This dataverse contains the data and supporting documents for the CES 2020 Team Module of the University of Iowa. This project was supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant Number SES-1948863.
View article: A new measure of digital economic activity and its impact on local opportunity
A new measure of digital economic activity and its impact on local opportunity Open
Online businesses and platform work can create the impression that the digital economy is ephemeral and placeless. But the digital economy is experienced locally, and its effects are spatial. Measuring them requires better community-level …
View article: Editor’s Introduction: The Promise and Peril of Ranked Choice Voting
Editor’s Introduction: The Promise and Peril of Ranked Choice Voting Open
Dissatisfaction with two-party politics is at an all-time high in the US. As extreme polarization and minority rule persist, a possibility of an electoral reform becomes increasingly more likely. This editor’s introduction discusses the ra…
View article: Digital Citizenship and Digital Communities
Digital Citizenship and Digital Communities Open
Over the past decade, the vision of smart cities filled with technological innovation and digitally engaged citizens has been pursued around the globe, but not all city residents have a chance to participate in or benefit from these innova…
View article: Public Support for Higher Taxes on the Wealthy: California’s Proposition 30
Public Support for Higher Taxes on the Wealthy: California’s Proposition 30 Open
It has long been argued that growing inequality would lead to growing demands for redistribution, especially from less affluent individuals who would benefit most from redistribution. Yet, in many countries we have not seen tax increases a…
View article: Self‐Reported Understanding of Ranked‐Choice Voting
Self‐Reported Understanding of Ranked‐Choice Voting Open
Objectives Ranked‐choice voting (RCV) is relatively complex compared to plurality voting. We test if some voters find it more challenging. Methods We conducted surveys in RCV cities and plurality cities to assess how voters reported unders…
View article: Minutes of August 2017, APSA Council Meeting
Minutes of August 2017, APSA Council Meeting Open
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