It's Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in U.Sl House Elections (doi:10.7910/DVN/29559)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

It's Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in U.Sl House Elections

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/29559

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2015-03-20

Version:

Bibliographic Citation:

Jacobson, Gary, 2015, "It's Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in U.Sl House Elections", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/29559, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:5:MKIEf0TCKKd9l78Ge8Q8XQ== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

It's Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in U.Sl House Elections

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/29559

Authoring Entity:

Jacobson, Gary (University of California, San Diego)

Producer:

Gary Jacobson

Date of Production:

2014

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Distributor:

The Journal of Politics Dataverse

Access Authority:

Gary Jacobson

Date of Deposit:

2015-03-20

Date of Distribution:

2015

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/29559

Study Scope

Keywords:

Congress, elections, incumbency, partisanship

Topic Classification:

congressional elections

Abstract:

Documentation and data for replication in the three data sets analyzed in "It's Nothing Personal: The Decline of the Incumbency Advantage in U.S. House Elections." Contains data sets incorporating variables from the ANES Cumulative Data File, the 2012 ANES Time Series Study, and a set of aggregate data compiled by the author. Data are in Stata format and documentation describes the variables and gives the State commands necessary to replicate the data used in the figures in the paper.

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

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Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f2547168

File: JOPrepfile1.tab

Number of cases: 30005
No. of variables per record: 20
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:5:FctPKBPg2w8KhMEPhbUlKA==

Date file for replicating results in Figures 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, A1, A5, A6 and A7

File Description--f2547167

File: JOPrepfile2.tab

Number of cases: 117335
No. of variables per record: 23
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:5:Tgf1fVsKLXWgsQpNKhavUw==

Data file for replicating results in Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, A2, A3, A4 for 1952-2008

File Description--f2547166

File: JOPrepfile3.tab

Number of cases: 5930
No. of variables per record: 23
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:5:YcZnl+1E0AaMETSatkG+Ng==

Data file for replicating results in Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, A2, A3, A4 for 2012

Variable Description

List of Variables:

year
stcd
inc
dv
dvp
fr
redist
dpres
incwin
inc3
decade
ptynow
cprescat
cexpx
split
state
midterm
preswin
south
iexpx
pid3 - RECODE of VCF0301 (7-pt Scale Party Identification)
pvote - RECODE of VCF0704 (Party of R Vote: President- Major Candidates)
hvote - RECODE of VCF0707 (Party of R Vote: Congressman)
svote - RECODE of VCF0708 (Party of R Vote: Senator)
state
presapp - RECODE of presap (RECODE of VCF0450 (Approve Presidential Performance))
hloyal
stcd
year
inc
incdefect
incpty
sloyal
chaldefect
incapp - RECODE of VCF0991 (Approve/Disapprove of Running U.S. House Incumbent)
ployal
presparty - RECODE of year
congruent
compet - RECODE of dv
split
south - RECODE of state
weight
respondent
mode - ANES 2012 Time Series Mode
pid3 - RECODE of pid_x (PRE: SUMMARY- Party ID)
svote
state
stcd
inc
hvote
hloyal
sloyal
year
weight
respondent
pvote
ployal
compet
chaldefect
incdefect
split
south - RECODE of state
presapp
congruent
incapp - RECODE of hseinc_approval (POST: Approve or disapprove of House incumbent)
incpty

Variables

year

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:shstAd4osoHhw0mdrPqj4A==

stcd

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:u2JwXjYyDv3zYdydGrFyuA==

inc

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:r2RvSqfOy0sLOPLwBETnDg==

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:3GxGdV4Wn5Jcc6C3/QoB5Q==

dvp

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:wDyUTb0ZQkuSSkWxLiTa2g==

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:gY5mMH75IY5UL0/uRAgpTA==

redist

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:4ZJhg5JQrylPCo4A4kE7zg==

dpres

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:W2fLEYecWCLfigOsC+vIrg==

incwin

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:4EUnyK6AEkN0oPQuhCvM9A==

inc3

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:dTVCi1n9rlVfJHkz5KSqtQ==

decade

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:qGg1RXWsbVL4SsGxap4WGA==

ptynow

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:CSRyjoXJm1nU0OB/ZmRawg==

cprescat

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:hL9WNuU5FESUmrUTajhjoQ==

cexpx

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:FfABtpUOBkTZ8Ea6UC9Mkg==

split

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:5xTI5fwDUP1Gpv9FKbcZZQ==

state

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:NF52dbrbTxfA1EBE7w4+Dg==

midterm

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:H215lcvpOgzXe4hcGqwTpQ==

preswin

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:IlarRQ68/vnnh9kj4bx4/w==

south

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:+79w5sQBK2r2ECDptAAcGw==

iexpx

f2547168 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:4vvlUz6sE8RImdoYIuxZWA==

RECODE of VCF0301 (7-pt Scale Party Identification)

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:45YkTthRD84UugYtpF6MHw==

RECODE of VCF0704 (Party of R Vote: President- Major Candidates)

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:jX3Eb2tthCTggHU34pCThw==

RECODE of VCF0707 (Party of R Vote: Congressman)

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:gwb7xa8mkn6TYEXz2SUUvQ==

RECODE of VCF0708 (Party of R Vote: Senator)

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:QXa63WEjN9PQjuyiPmuE/A==

state

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:BZDxNpcJC7vc7+ClODYriw==

RECODE of presap (RECODE of VCF0450 (Approve Presidential Performance))

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:HZclYYvcP9+k4iGCAIvyXg==

hloyal

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:hv5xpX9E2asaSy4RY7+nfw==

stcd

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:dHqFssDXDsL28hfKs46rWQ==

year

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:goZ9CiUnFKNRMEKU5Y0ApA==

inc

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:GasneNWUtZJ3p3JPaaz3Cg==

incdefect

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:jAszjeOnF2Psg5MUGEAr6w==

incpty

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:HvdpKsKGv0ofGYlc/eSo7g==

sloyal

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:CLLChocOzW6YM3QaD/VfDA==

chaldefect

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:MYBzNnEzE3yVoxGwukw8IA==

RECODE of VCF0991 (Approve/Disapprove of Running U.S. House Incumbent)

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:mSztMgKJreutGs8NcfKfYw==

ployal

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:QJHgZtYFzw+/0zaxmcLz8A==

RECODE of year

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:mEISYYf+dBroul0DE9mABA==

congruent

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:ypAwdSz0HTsylPyllNvoGA==

RECODE of dv

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:iogreFYiacEf8sdlCGGHxQ==

split

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:o1/pP4C8pNVzMNpBZ10zVQ==

RECODE of state

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:tQRr+u6iztULdnM+w9aV5A==

weight

f2547167 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:pAxdLVnJZWkH5eGsi4BSsg==

respondent

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Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:Yru/LnPtGW3Ny1ijXjUJ/g==

ANES 2012 Time Series Mode

f2547166 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
2.	2. Internet mode	3868
1.	1. FTF (face-to-face) mode	2056

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:WAk86hyhbhIhQNi5Ce08dQ==

RECODE of pid_x (PRE: SUMMARY- Party ID)

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:0JXCpVVN8KPOjnJGPWJXBw==

svote

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:b58gXSY+bhP4zasJsNqAtg==

state

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:LapLIUhFQROVcPdJYRvfuA==

stcd

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:xFO6kGnX6FSkKi3tE3nD0Q==

inc

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:MoD1dOzNUk1B5ikrdWHXEQ==

hvote

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:HC3+pslx9GxH3TscDAmqOg==

hloyal

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:sA5Mf170Pugi412jJMLc7Q==

sloyal

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:BO0asoSugOT2SJzO79xwOA==

year

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:MQOvUOW5GeI6ys9gUmwfsw==

weight

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:8M4KAAQfwXWQO2unEIQZPw==

respondent

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:z8dc/HS7AvK3aA6osS5Zjw==

pvote

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:G7deHQpRNHlPkcsnLPwgFQ==

ployal

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:DzDId1tlwoD96Re7Dm4Svg==

compet

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:7luIVqJiEDmTj6ua2C0uBg==

chaldefect

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:zOGtocGyhv92TE22vg1iyg==

incdefect

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:Q9ocsSqJO6fIV9H1jmF7oQ==

split

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:/HfETehF1aU+IfkC1tGFWw==

RECODE of state

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:BfSBb4bGi3OLHC2PNlPfTQ==

presapp

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:NCbWswr+aIFvN/xQKoQt0w==

congruent

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:7NihpN+saPksfvRlpcMwKg==

RECODE of hseinc_approval (POST: Approve or disapprove of House incumbent)

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:k/HTl2uW+ZlrISFU7Rlc5A==

incpty

f2547166 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:5:JPOc9k4hCLyCUAVSevh7ug==

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

Documentation for JOPrepfile1 (aggregate data).doc

Text:

Description of variables and replication instructions for JOPrepfile1

Notes:

application/msword

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

Documentation for JOPrepfile2 (ANES cumulative data file).doc

Text:

Description of variables and replication instructions for JOPrepfile2

Notes:

application/msword

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

Documentation for JOPrepfile3 (2012 ANES).doc

Text:

Description of variables and replication instructions for JOPrepfile3

Notes:

application/msword