Municipality-Level Outcomes of Direct-Democratic Votes in Switzerland, 1866-2023.
Journal
Swiss Political Science Review
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2025-03
Author(s)
Abstract
Switzerland relies heavily on direct-democratic institutions to decide on a wide range of political issues. Since 1848, more than 600 direct-democratic votes have taken place at the national level. However, the lack of comprehensive data has limited the systematic use of these votes for research. This paper introduces a new dataset containing municipality-level outcomes for all direct-democratic votes from 1866 to 1944, and supplements post-1945 data to fill gaps in previous collections. Spanning over 150 years, the new dataset contains more than 1.3 million observations. Several empirical illustrations demonstrate the dataset's potential for research.
Language
English
Keywords
Direct Democracy
Switzerland
Voting Behavior
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons (United Kingdom)
Volume
31
Number
1
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EmmeneggerLeemannThomaWalter - 2025 - Municipality-Level of Direct-Democratic Votes.pdf
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2.73 MB
Format
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