Politics with Paul #48: Is Split Ticket Voting in US Elections Dead? Will it Make a Comeback?
Update: 2025-07-08
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Is split-ticket voting is US elections dead? How do we measure split-ticket voting? What impacts our analysis of it? What does split-ticketing look like from historical data and how did it shape up in the 2024 election? Is there any cause for concern? And: Will split-ticketing make a comeback?
Today we explore not only data behind split-ticketing but the more descriptive aspects of how we study it and some philosophical implications behind it. Is split-ticketing really on the decline as much as some political observers have said? And how different - or similar - is it to years past? What does it all mean? What does the future hold? Let's find out.
(0:00 ) Introduction to Split Ticket Voting
(1:52 ) Straight-Ticket Voting vs. Split-Ticket Voting
(8:32 ) How Do We Measure Split-Ticket Voting?: Geographical Units
(13:43 ) How Do We Measure Split-Ticket Voting?: Election Results
(17:31 ) Factors Complicating/Limiting Split-Ticket Voting Analysis
(24:05 ) Historical Data on Split-Ticket Voting: My Analysis
(29:34 ) Historical Data on Split-Ticket Voting: Ballotpedia Analysis
(36:28 ) Split-Ticket Voting in the 2024 Election
(38:57 ) Final Thoughts: Will Split-Ticket Voting Make a Comeback?
Today we explore not only data behind split-ticketing but the more descriptive aspects of how we study it and some philosophical implications behind it. Is split-ticketing really on the decline as much as some political observers have said? And how different - or similar - is it to years past? What does it all mean? What does the future hold? Let's find out.
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(0:00 ) Introduction to Split Ticket Voting
(1:52 ) Straight-Ticket Voting vs. Split-Ticket Voting
(8:32 ) How Do We Measure Split-Ticket Voting?: Geographical Units
(13:43 ) How Do We Measure Split-Ticket Voting?: Election Results
(17:31 ) Factors Complicating/Limiting Split-Ticket Voting Analysis
(24:05 ) Historical Data on Split-Ticket Voting: My Analysis
(29:34 ) Historical Data on Split-Ticket Voting: Ballotpedia Analysis
(36:28 ) Split-Ticket Voting in the 2024 Election
(38:57 ) Final Thoughts: Will Split-Ticket Voting Make a Comeback?
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