Are Voter Fraud Beliefs an Extension of Immigrant Resentment?

40 Pages Posted: 18 Apr 2015

See all articles by Adriano Udani

Adriano Udani

University of Missouri at Saint Louis

David Kimball

University of Missouri at Saint Louis

Date Written: April 16, 2015

Abstract

Public beliefs about the frequency of voter fraud in the United States remain high among liberals and conservatives, and among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. However, we know very little about the sources of public beliefs about voter fraud. Using new data from a survey module in the 2014 Cooperative Congressional Election Study, our study provides evidence that immigrant resentment is strongly associated with voter fraud beliefs. To date, our study is the first to investigate the extent to which a variety of political and social dispositions – including anti-immigrant attitudes, emotions toward immigration, and resentment of African-Americans – shape beliefs about different fraudulent electoral behaviors. Our results pose important implications for political science scholarship, as heightened immigrant animosity among U.S. citizens may stimulate restrictive measures to limit participation in democratic elections among eligible voters.

Keywords: Voter fraud, public opinion, immigration

JEL Classification: C90, K39

Suggested Citation

Udani, Adriano and Kimball, David, Are Voter Fraud Beliefs an Extension of Immigrant Resentment? (April 16, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2595274 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2595274

Adriano Udani

University of Missouri at Saint Louis ( email )

1 University Blvd.
St Louis, MO 63121
United States

David Kimball (Contact Author)

University of Missouri at Saint Louis ( email )

1 University Blvd.
St Louis, MO 63121
United States

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
141
Abstract Views
914
Rank
372,809
PlumX Metrics