From a single to a double modern partisan gender gap: Including non-binary voters in electoral behaviour research An interview-based study into differences in vote choice between women, men and non-binary individuals
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2024-07-04
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Previous research has showed that most Western democracies have a modern partisan gender gap, meaning that women generally vote more left-wing compared to men. In studying this, researchers have consistently upheld a dichotomous view of gender by only studying men and women. This thesis explores how non-binary people fit into current understandings of the gender gap and how they differ in voting behaviour from men and women in the context of the 2023 Dutch parliamentary election. To prevent an underestimation of gender differences and because non-binary identities have become most prominent in recent decades, only voters born in or after 1980 are included in this study. Using both a short pre-selection survey and semi-structured interviews allows for visualising the gender gap quantitatively while qualitatively exploring the underlying behavioural processes. The results indicate that there is a double gender gap, rather than a single gender gap, meaning that non-binary voters are distinct from male and female voters in their vote choice. They prioritize group-specific issues, evaluate parties differently and hold different value orientations and policy preferences based on gendered experiences with discrimination and marginalization.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen