Vasilopoulou, Sofia orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-4433 and Wagner, Markus (2020) Emotions and domestic vote choice. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. ISSN 1745-7297
Abstract
What is the emotional impact of extraordinary events and how do they shape subsequent electoral outcomes? We posit that voters’ emotional reactions to such events influence whether they are likely to re-think their prior vote choice. We focus on the Brexit referendum as a prominent example of such an event. The referendum outcome elicited different emotional responses among voters, and these challenged party loyalties. Using evidence from an online cross-sectional survey conducted in the UK in June 2017 shortly after the UK General Election, we show that anger is associated with defection among Remainers and enthusiasm is linked to vote-switching among Leavers. Fear, on the other hand, does not have an effect. Our article contributes to our understanding of how extraordinary events and emotional reactions lead to shifting partisan loyalties and electoral change.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Elections, Public Opinion & Parties. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Politics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2020 17:10 |
Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2025 00:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2020.1857388 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17457289.2020.1857388 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168627 |
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