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Asymmetric realignment: Immigration and right party voting
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Abstract The second decade of the twenty-first century witnessed a significant 'rightward drift' as populists in the West scored striking electoral gains. We argue that this reflects a shift in the power of electoral cleavages that is asymmetric in nature. Specifically, voters for whom immigration is salient... view more
The second decade of the twenty-first century witnessed a significant 'rightward drift' as populists in the West scored striking electoral gains. We argue that this reflects a shift in the power of electoral cleavages that is asymmetric in nature. Specifically, voters for whom immigration is salient are more likely to switch to conservative and national populist parties than to liberal or left-wing parties. We leverage data from three prominent cases, the United States, Britain and Germany, to demonstrate that immigration-specific asymmetric realignment occurred in the three countries. These findings have implications for our understanding of electoral politics, populism and the emerging 'culture divide' in party systems.... view less
Keywords
immigration; political behavior; voting behavior; political right; party; twenty-first century; populism; United States of America; Great Britain; Federal Republic of Germany; party system
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
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GLES 2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-7
Journal
Electoral Studies, 80 (2022)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2022.102551
ISSN
0261-3794
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed