Parties, Ethnicity, and Voting in African Elections
Standard theories about elections in Africa suggest that they are little more than ethnic headcounts. Data from an exit poll conducted on Election Day in Ghana's 2008 election challenge this view. The two main parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), dr...
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| description | Standard theories about elections in Africa suggest that they are little more than ethnic headcounts. Data from an exit poll conducted on Election Day in Ghana's 2008 election challenge this view. The two main parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party
(NPP), drew support from many ethnic groups; and there was little evidence of ethnic block voting. Rather, voters' beliefs about the parties and incumbent performance were the main determinants of vote choice. Evaluations of the attributes of the NDC and NPP shaped the outcome of Ghana's 2008
election far more than the ethnic identity of the candidates. These results hold important implications for understanding voting, parties, and government performance in multiethnic democracies. |
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