Populists in power undermine democratic institutions but are these actions aligned with the preferences of their voters?, asks Tsveta Petrova at #APSA2022 1/5
In general, some prior research suggests that populist supports are loyal to pluralist democracy. Other research suggests that populist supporters do not, in fact, support democracy. 2/5
A third possibility is that populist voters support a particular form of democracy: majoritarian democracy, where decisions reflect the "will of the people". 3/5
The data comes from a survey-based conjoint experiment, where Polish respondents are asked to choose among presidential candidates. Some candidates where undemocratic, some had a majoritarian democratic view and some a pluralist view. Who does populist voters support? 4/5
Supporters of the Law & Justice Party in Poland clearly favor majoritarian candidates - and disfavor truely undemocratic candidates. So, overall, Poland populist voters are majoritarian democrats. They prioritize governance by public opinion. 5/5
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