Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)

Collaborative program of cross-national research among election studies conducted in over 50 nations since 1996. The CSES is composed of three tightly linked parts: First, a common module of public opinion survey questions is included in each participant country's post-election study. These 'micro' level data include vote choice, candidate and party evaluations, current and retrospective economic evaluations, evaluation of the electoral system itself, in addition to standardized sociodemographic measures. Second, district level data are reported for each respondent, including electoral returns, turnout, and the number of candidates. Finally, system or 'macro' level data report aggregate electoral returns, electoral rules and formulas, and regime characteristics. Covers the United States as well as a number of European democracies, some in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. Data by state/province or region