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Series:   Elements in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

Women Voters

Race, Gender, and Dynamism in American Elections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2024

Jane Junn  and
Natalie Masuoka

Summary

Women Voters documents and explains three important phenomena implicating gender, race, and immigration. The Element contributes to a better understanding of partisan candidate choice in US presidential elections. First, women are diverse and politically heterogenous, where white women are more likely to vote Republican and women of color are majority Democratic voters. Second, due to the unequal privileges and constraints associated with race, white women have greater agency to sort by partisan preference, whereas women of color have more limited choice in their partisan support. Finally, the authors emphasize compositional change in the electorate as an important explanation of electoral outcomes.
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Series: Elements in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
Online ISBN: 9781009326889
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 31 October 2024

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