The Electoral Costs and Benefits of Feminism in Contemporary American Politics

Oceno, Marzia; Valentino, Nicholas A.; Wayne, Carly

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“…Our theory focuses on how, across parties, feminist identification influences evaluations of party elites and policy preferences. Feminist self-identification is measured using a standard item that is included in the 2016 and 2020 ANES as well as recent literature (e.g., Oceno 2020; Oceno et al, 2023). 3 To examine elite evaluations, in the 2020 CES, we asked respondents whether and to what extent they considered ten political figures to be a feminist.…”

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“…Similarly to sexism, recent scholarship suggests that feminism likely played a key role in vote choice in 2016 (e.g., Oceno et al, 2023). However, the political implications of feminist identification have received considerably less attention than sexist attitudes despite the increased salience of gender considerations since 2016.…”

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“…Group identities have long been recognized as important factors influencing the political behavior of individuals and groups (e.g., Huddy, 2013). One of these consequential identities is feminist self-identification (e.g., Cook, 1993; Oceno et al, 2023). Although feminist identity is more common in women, anyone can hold a feminist identity as it is not simply an operationalization of being female, but it is instead connected to a worldview of equality among genders (e.g., Aronson, 2003; Conover, 1988).…”

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“…Although feminist identity is more common in women, anyone can hold a feminist identity as it is not simply an operationalization of being female, but it is instead connected to a worldview of equality among genders (e.g., Aronson, 2003; Conover, 1988). Feminist identity has been found to play a significant role in vote choice beyond individuals’ partisanship and gender (e.g., Cook, 1993; Oceno et al, 2023). However, its implications beyond electoral behavior remain largely understudied in American politics.…”

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Feminism within parties: Implications for political elite evaluations and policy attitudes

Oceno,

Chojnacki

2023

Research & Politics

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Although gender-related attitudes have played an increasingly larger role in recent U.S. elections, the implications of feminist identity beyond electoral politics remain largely understudied. This paper examines how the interaction of feminist and party ID impacts political elite evaluations and policy attitudes that are not gender-based by relying on an original survey fielded as part of the 2020 CES and the 2016 ANES. Our analyses show that feminists of both parties give the highest feminist ratings to co-partisan elites. However, while Democratic feminists rate Democratic elites as more feminist than Republican elites, Republican feminists rate the two similarly. Furthermore, within both parties, feminist self-labeling is associated with increased support for policies that advance social equity and inclusion. This gap in policy preferences between feminists and non-feminists largely persists across ideologies—among liberal, moderate, and conservative members of both parties. These findings suggest that feminist identifiers constitute a distinct group within each party, and fostering feminism across political leanings may strengthen public support for more equitable and inclusive policy goals and outcomes.

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“…Harbin and Margolis (2022) show that feminist identification is associated with a stronger willingness to recognize racial discrimination among white Americans. As for electoral behaviour, Oceno, Valentino, and Wayne (2023) found that, in 2016, anti-feminist attitudes largely dampened, while feminist identity significantly increased support for Clinton. Our research builds on these findings by examining how the relationship between feminist identity and participation in US elections is moderated by partisan attachments.…”

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Toeing the Party Line: The Asymmetric Influence of Feminism on Partisans' Participation

Oceno,

Morell

2023

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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What is the relationship between feminism and political participation? How does partisanship moderate this relationship? Prior research shows that gender attitudes, particularly sexism, rather than gender identity per se, increasingly shape vote choice and participation in US elections. However, the role played by feminism in voter behaviour remains scarcely understood. As feminist identification crosses partisanship, we argue that its impact on engagement with campaigns and turnout depends on party ID. Therefore, we expect feminist identity and how it intersects with either aligned or conflicting partisan identity to impact partisans' participation asymmetrically. Using data from the 2016 and 2020 American National Election Studies, our results support these expectations. Holding the mutually reinforcing identities of Democrat and feminist has a significant mobilizing impact, while holding the cross-cutting identities of Republican and feminist tends to lead to a decline in political participation.

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The Electoral Costs and Benefits of Feminism in Contemporary American Politics

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

Feminism within parties: Implications for political elite evaluations and policy attitudes

Feminism within parties: Implications for political elite evaluations and policy attitudes

Toeing the Party Line: The Asymmetric Influence of Feminism on Partisans' Participation

Do voters punish ambitious women? Tracking a gendered backlash toward the 2020 democratic presidential contenders

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