Cross-State Bias in Voting and Registration Overreporting in the Current Population Surveys

Bernstein, Robert A.; Chadha, Anita; Montjoy, Robert S.

doi:10.1177/153244000300300403

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“…While no studies have related disability to overreporting, there are mixed results on characteristics related to both disability and overreporting. People with disabilities have higher average age, which is related to increased overreporting in Brenner () but not in Kanazawa (), while their lower average education, income, religious attendance, and contact by political parties (Schur, Kruse, and Blanck, ) would predict less overreporting according to some but not all research (Silver, Anderson and Abramson, ; Bernstein, Chadha, and Montjoy, , ; Kanazawa, ; Holbrook and Krosnick, ; Brenner, ). The likely opposite effects of age versus other characteristics, and the mixed results from prior research on determinants of overreporting, do not point to any clear bias in the estimated disability voting gap due to differences in overreporting.…”

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Disability, Voter Turnout, and Polling Place Accessibility

Schur

Ameri

Adya

2017

Social Science Quarterly

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Objective. Polling place inaccessibility may contribute to the disability gap in voter turnout, both directly by making voting more difficult for people with disabilities, and indirectly by sending the message that people with disabilities are not expected to participate in the political sphere. We explore the role of polling place inaccessibility by examining voter turnout and reports of voting difficulties among people with and without disabilities in the 2012 elections. Method. We use the Census Bureau's Voting and Registration Supplement (VRS) and a newly constructed national household survey following the 2012 elections. Results. Consistent with past findings, the disability turnout gap is reduced but not eliminated when controlling for standard predictors of voter turnout. Nearly, one-third (30 percent) of voters with disabilities reported difficulty in voting at a polling place in 2012, compared to only 8 percent of voters without disabilities. We find that difficulties in voting predict lower perceptions of the influence people with disabilities have in the political process. This in turn is a significant predictor of voter turnout among people with disabilities, supporting the idea that voting difficulties depress turnout. Majorities of people both with and without disabilities said they would prefer voting in person in a polling place in the next election. Conclusion. The results point to the potential role of polling place accessibility in voter turnout, and the gains from wider adoption of best practices to reduce barriers and make the voting process more fully accessible.

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Disability, Voter Turnout, and Polling Place Accessibility

Schur

Ameri

Adya

2017

Social Science Quarterly

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“…It should be noted that studies have found evidence of over-reporting voting in survey data. Bernstein, Chadha, and Montjoy (2003) find that voter over-reporting in the CPS can be systematically explained to some extent. One relationship between nonvoters reporting that they have voted is education; specifically, individuals with higher education are more likely to report that they have voted when they did not (according to validated turnout data).…”

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Political Inequality and State Policy Adoption: Predatory Lending, Children's Health Care, and Minimum Wage

Franko¹

2013

Poverty & Public Policy

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This article argues that considering the economic status of various politically active groups in society is an important and often overlooked aspect of representation. Economic status is linked closely with economic need, which is especially important for the disadvantaged. Income affects the types of government programs people are influenced by and rely on; for example, government health care and public housing policies are more likely to directly influence the poor while those with higher economic status may never have an experience with these programs. This suggests that different levels of political activity by various groups in society can have an influence on lawmakers' decisions regarding how to address certain issues. Using a relative index of economic inequalities in participation for each of the 50 states over time, I examine whether housing, health care, and wage equity policies are more beneficial to the disadvantaged when levels of participation inequality are low. Time‐series cross‐sectional (TSCS) analyses are used to understand the relationship between state participation bias and the favorability of policy outcomes for the poor. The results of this study have important implications for how political power can be used to control the policy process.

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“…1. For research on over-reporting and race, see, for example, Abramson and Claggert (1991), Bernstein et al (2003) and Silver et al (1986). 2.…”

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Impact of organizational vitality on Black voter turnout in the South

Whitby

2013

Party Politics

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In the voting behaviour literature, political organizations are often mentioned as playing an important role in mobilizing a deactivated electorate. Nevertheless, researchers have paid little attention to the relationship between organization strength and Black voter participation. In this study, a direct test of the organizational strength hypothesis is examined by utilizing official voter turnout data at the county level from the November 2004 elections. Controlling for socio-demographic factors, campaign factors and the impact of Black Churches, the findings show that there is a positive and significant relationship between political organizations and Black turnout. The findings suggest that the Democratic Party and civil rights organizations can play a critical role in promoting Black turnout if they improve upon their organizational features.

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Cross-State Bias in Voting and Registration Overreporting in the Current Population Surveys

Cited by 14 publications

References 24 publications

Disability, Voter Turnout, and Polling Place Accessibility

Disability, Voter Turnout, and Polling Place Accessibility

Political Inequality and State Policy Adoption: Predatory Lending, Children's Health Care, and Minimum Wage

Impact of organizational vitality on Black voter turnout in the South

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