Social structure and the decline in electoral turnout in Germany 1994–2013¶
14 January 2017
German Politics published an
article with the
title “Social Cleavages and Electoral Behaviour in Long-Term
Perspective: Alignment without Mobilisation?” as part of a special issue
of the German Bundestag election of 2013.
The paper gives further evidence on the nature of the drop in turnout in
the two recent Bundestag elections 2009 and 2013. Comparing data from
electoral studies since the mid-1990s the paper shows that the drop in
turnout is particularly pronounced among citizens with working-class
background, among religiously unaffiliated and the youngest birth
cohorts.
At the same time, support working-class voters for non-left parties
appears to be rather stable and concentrated among Catholic and older
birth cohorts.
Electoral behaviour and vote choice by social class in West- and
East-Germany, 1994–2013¶
Electoral behaviour and vote choice by church-attendance in West- and
East-Germany, 1994–2013¶
A more detailed analyses can be found in the paper, of course.
Social structure and the decline in electoral turnout in Germany 1994–2013¶
14 January 2017
German Politics published an article with the title “Social Cleavages and Electoral Behaviour in Long-Term Perspective: Alignment without Mobilisation?” as part of a special issue of the German Bundestag election of 2013.
The paper gives further evidence on the nature of the drop in turnout in the two recent Bundestag elections 2009 and 2013. Comparing data from electoral studies since the mid-1990s the paper shows that the drop in turnout is particularly pronounced among citizens with working-class background, among religiously unaffiliated and the youngest birth cohorts.
At the same time, support working-class voters for non-left parties appears to be rather stable and concentrated among Catholic and older birth cohorts.
Electoral behaviour and vote choice by social class in West- and East-Germany, 1994–2013¶
Electoral behaviour and vote choice by church-attendance in West- and East-Germany, 1994–2013¶
A more detailed analyses can be found in the paper, of course.