Homophily in voting behavior: Evidence from preferential voting

J 2023

Homophily in voting behavior: Evidence from preferential voting

COUFALOVÁ, Lucie; Štěpán MIKULA a Michal ŠEVČÍK

Základní údaje

Originální název

Homophily in voting behavior: Evidence from preferential voting

Autoři

COUFALOVÁ, Lucie; Štěpán MIKULA a Michal ŠEVČÍK

Vydání

Kyklos, HOBOKEN, Wiley, 2023, 0023-5962

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.500

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Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14560/23:00134060

Organizační jednotka

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

voting behavior; homophily; preferential voting; Czech parliamentary elections

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 31. 1. 2026 18:06, Eliška Poláčková

Anotace

V originále

Homophily—the preference for people similar in their characteristics—is a strong determinant of many types of human relationships. It affects, for example, whom we marry and potentially also whom we vote for. We use data on preferential voting from eight (1996–2021) Czech parliamentary elections matched with census and administrative data to identify the effect of homophily on voting behavior. The Czech system of preferential voting is well suited to an analysis of homophilic preferences, as it enables us to filter out preferences for political parties and focus solely on candidates' individual background characteristics. We identify the effect of homophily on a sample of 6,844,538 observations from small municipalities that are not likely to be affected by potential electoral list optimization. We find that a 1 % increase in the share of a municipality's population whose education level or age are the same as the candidate's increases the number of preferential votes the given candidate receives by 0.5% or 0.2% respectively. We also find evidence for strong geographical homophily as living in the municipality substantially increases the number of preferential votes a candidate receives.

Návaznosti

GA20-23131S, projekt VaV

Název: Transformace českých podniků: socialistické podniky v tržní ekonomice

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Transformace českých podniků: socialistické podniky v tržní ekonomice

GF20-18033L, projekt VaV

Název: Efekty (dez)integrací na rakousko-české hranici

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Effects of (dis-)integrations at the Austrian-Czech border, Partnerská agentura (Rakousko)

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Kyklos_-_2023_-_Coufalov_-_Homophily_in_voting_behavior_Evidence_from_preferential_voting.pdf

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Citovat

COUFALOVÁ, Lucie; Štěpán MIKULA a Michal ŠEVČÍK. Homophily in voting behavior: Evidence from preferential voting. Kyklos. HOBOKEN: Wiley, 2023, roč. 76, č. 2, s. 281-300. ISSN 0023-5962. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12328.

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N2  - Homophily—the preference for people similar in their characteristics—is a strong determinant of many types of human relationships. It affects, for example, whom we marry and potentially also whom we vote for. We use data on preferential voting from eight (1996–2021) Czech parliamentary elections matched with census and administrative data to identify the effect of homophily on voting behavior. The Czech system of preferential voting is well suited to an analysis of homophilic preferences, as it enables us to filter out preferences for political parties and focus solely on candidates' individual background characteristics. We identify the effect of homophily on a sample of 6,844,538 observations from small municipalities that are not likely to be affected by potential electoral list optimization. We find that a 1 % increase in the share of a municipality's population whose education level or age are the same as the candidate's increases the number of preferential votes the given candidate receives by 0.5% or 0.2% respectively. We also find evidence for strong geographical homophily as living in the municipality substantially increases the number of preferential votes a candidate receives.
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COUFALOVÁ, Lucie; Štěpán MIKULA a Michal ŠEVČÍK. Homophily in voting behavior: Evidence from preferential voting. \textit{Kyklos}. HOBOKEN: Wiley, 2023, roč.~76, č.~2, s.~281-300. ISSN~0023-5962. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12328.

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