JOURNAL ARTICLE

Voting Behaviour among the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Electorate

Andrea M. L. PerrellaSteven D. BrownBarry J. Kay

Year: 2012 Journal:   Canadian Journal of Political Science Vol: 45 (1)Pages: 89-117   Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Abstract

Abstract. The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) population is a good example of a demographic group that has been understudied because it is difficult to develop a subsample of sufficient size from typical national samples. Here we exploit the extraordinary size of a 2006 online election day survey (with about 35,000 respondents) to examine how the GLBT community behaves politically. While it will surprise no one that this community bestowed little support on Stephen Harper's Conservative party in the 2006 federal election, the factors behind such a consistent vote pattern are not adequately understood. In order to shed more light on the voting behaviour of the GLBT electorate, we develop a socio-demographic profile of the group, and explore three explanatory angles: 1) salience of issue campaign dynamics, given that the same-sex marriage issue was prominent in 2006; 2) ideological and attitudinal proclivities; and 3) strategic considerations. Résumé. La population gaie, lesbiennes, bisexuels et transgenres (GLBT) est un exemple d'un groupe démographique qui a été peu étudié, car il est difficile de développer un sous-échantillon de taille suffisante à partir d'échantillons nationaux. Ici, nous exploitons la taille extraordinaire d'une enquête enligne du jour du scrutin fédérale du 2006 (avec environ 35.000 répondants) d'examiner comment la communauté GLBT se comporte politiquement. Bien qu'il ne surprendra personne que cette communauté accordé peu d'appui sur Parti conservateur de Stephen Harper lors de l'élection fédérale de 2006, les facteurs qui expliquent un tel motif ne sont pas bien compris. Afin de jeter plus de lumière sur le comportement de vote de l'électorat GLBT, nous développons un profil sociodémographique de cette groupe, et d'explorer trois angles explicatives: 1) pertinence de la question du mariage de même sexe, 2) tendances idéologiques, et 3) des considérations stratégiques.

Keywords:
Lesbian Voting Population Sexual orientation Gender studies Sociology Political science Salience (neuroscience) Transgender Ideology Politics Psychology Demography Law

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0.96
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Citation History

Topics

Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Political Science and International Relations
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Social Psychology
Social Media and Politics
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Communication

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