Replication Data for: Voter Preferences for Ethnoracial Minority Candidates: The Role of Policy Alignment and Shared Identity (doi:10.7910/DVN/Z518MY)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Voter Preferences for Ethnoracial Minority Candidates: The Role of Policy Alignment and Shared Identity

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/Z518MY

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2025-01-26

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Igarashi, Akira; Yoshikuni, Ono, 2025, "Replication Data for: Voter Preferences for Ethnoracial Minority Candidates: The Role of Policy Alignment and Shared Identity", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Z518MY, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:dHQkeELcu1lbax1+HeHYXg== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Voter Preferences for Ethnoracial Minority Candidates: The Role of Policy Alignment and Shared Identity

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/Z518MY

Authoring Entity:

Igarashi, Akira (Osaka University)

Yoshikuni, Ono (Waseda University)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Igarashi, Akira

Depositor:

Igarashi, Akira

Date of Deposit:

2025-01-18

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Z518MY

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, Survey experiments

Abstract:

Existing research suggests that ethnoracial majority voters favor coethnic candidates over those from ethnoracial minorities due to stereotypical inferences about policy positions based on ethnic group and shared group identity. This study examines whether coethnic bias can be mitigated when ethnic minority candidates adopt policy positions favorable to ethnoracial majorities and share a common group identity with them. We conducted a pre-registered survey experiment with Japanese voters, using vignettes that varied a hypothetical candidate’s origin, name, and migrant policy proposals. Our findings indicate that ethnoracial majority respondents do not necessarily disfavor ethnic minority candidates. Furthermore, policy positions and shared identity do not mitigate candidate preferences. However, this null result is driven by heterogeneous responses to the candidates’ ethnic origins based on perceived threats. Voters who perceive higher threats from ethnoracial minorities are more likely to negatively evaluate ethnic minority candidates, whereas those perceiving lower threats tend to evaluate them positively.

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f10832533

File: replication_row.tab

  • Number of cases: 3000

  • No. of variables per record: 16

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:dHQkeELcu1lbax1+HeHYXg==

Row data for replication

Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

ResponseId

f10832533 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:t7C3PLvXmusQrzh2Fm4JnQ==

Q2.1

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 80.0; Valid 3000.0; Mean 50.31866666666667; Min. 18.0; StDev 16.528102662276755;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Td9RNTcBO5A1kvtcKfYaug==

Q2.2

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 1.5223333333333335; Max. 4.0; Valid 3000.0; StDev 0.5325370917976334; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KaX7fH0zxl0rpAQpx75thw==

Q2.6

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.868078637215403; Mean 4.3323333333333345; Min. 1.0; Max. 8.0; Valid 3000.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/KlNkImJ96ku0RuLHP68kg==

Q5.3

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 5.0; Min. 1.0; Valid 3000.0; Mean 3.091333333333333; StDev 0.8265708047836383

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5QOyL3cLSly7Uc5SD259EA==

Q8.1_1

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.704333333333333; Min. 1.0; Valid 3000.0; Max. 7.0; StDev 1.3107837122127663;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QOgiGVF03DoziDUU2oGCjg==

Q8.1_2

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.738666666666666; Max. 7.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 1.3057334601078427; Valid 3000.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:sPEyZrw1MgcpHl+3Ozlo3Q==

Q8.1_3

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; Max. 7.0; StDev 1.3152593627440972; Valid 3000.0; Mean 3.6483333333333334

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:bJyGC2X5YW6PvKEuboHtzw==

Q13.4

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 5.0; Mean 2.891999999999998; Valid 3000.0; Min. 1.0; StDev 0.9334308210570683;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:oDCcnQxRJQEzvfpJ6GKOoA==

Q13.5

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 3000.0; StDev 1.0674160456731019; Mean 3.2016666666666658; Max. 5.0; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:bEZz1TVE2j/jM+x8+zVxRQ==

Q14.1

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.3583333333333325; Valid 3000.0; Max. 5.0; StDev 1.2727151383937916; Min. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:dMb+xWix7ttuqvoxEIfsZw==

Q14.2

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.8160475068278982; Valid 3000.0; Mean 1.7713333333333332; Min. 1.0; Max. 3.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ckP3JCsODPHx4QqJCajK1w==

Q14.3

f10832533 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.9583367162547274; Max. 5.0; Min. 1.0; Valid 3000.0; Mean 3.0229999999999984

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:54MdnIc/tIFi8LkIK/gJFA==

name

f10832533 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:zCliqnB3x98D9RT3vMHCrg==

origin

f10832533 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:+KenYVGLprN0PMqU2rKTMw==

policy

f10832533 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:tb7uWXPCQCXrEowWqDMAyQ==

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

readme.txt

Text:

Instruction of replication

Notes:

text/plain

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

replication.do

Notes:

application/x-stata-syntax