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49 Comp. Pol. Stud. 3 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/compls49 and id is 1 raw text is: Article Comparative Political Studies 2016, Vol. 49(1) 3-35 Partisan Cues and Vote @ The Author(s) 20 15 Reprints and permissions: Chice in New Mlv ti party sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0010414015603015 Systems OSAGE Jeffrey Conroy-Krutzi, Devra C. Moehler2, and Rosario Aguilar3 Abstract There are numerous studies of the effects of partisan cues in established party systems, but almost none on how they affect voting in new party systems. This lacuna might stem from untested assumptions that partisan cues are un-influential where parties lack multigenerational psychological bonds with citizens and long-standing records. Alternatively, we theorize that even in new party systems, voters use partisan cues to assess candidates' capabilities, preferences, and electoral viability. We test this theory through an experiment in which we varied inclusion of party identifiers on mock ballots in Uganda, where the multiparty system was only 5 years old. We find that partisan cues increased selection of major-party candidates over independents, casting of straight-ticket ballots, and votes for copartisans. Our results challenge the common assumption that partisan labels are irrelevant in new party systems. Partisan cues can influence political decision making, even when party systems are young. Keywords political parties, elections, public opinion and voting behavior, African politics, experimental research 'Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA 3Centro de Investigaci6n y Docencia Econ6micas, Mexico City, Mexico Corresponding Author: Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University, S303 South Kedzie Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Email: conroyk6@msu.edu

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