Undergraduate Honors Thesis
Why has Confidence in US Presidential Election Results Declined? Public Deposited
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In this research I posit and examine for a relationship between affective polarisation and trust in the accuracy of the Presidential election results in the United States. Specifically, I look at whether American adults scoring higher in affective polarisation are more likely to have lower confidence in the Presidential election results than those scoring lower in affective polarisation. Using surveys conducted across multiple elections by the American National Election Study Series, and evaluating original items placed on the 2021 Colorado Political Climate Survey, I find that affective polarisation is positively and significantly related to declining trust in election results. I discuss ways in which this negative consequence can be addressed to improve the strength of American democracy.
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- 2022-04-01
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