The Economy, Security, and Corruption in the 2018 Presidential Election Campaign Issues and Electoral Preferences in Mexico
Keywords:
issue voting, elections, economic voting, security, corruptionAbstract
Throughout Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration and during the 2018 presidential campaign, three problems stood out among the Mexican electorate: the limited economic growth, a sustained increase in violence, and multiple corruption scandals. Therefore, based on the CIDE-CSES 2018 National Electoral Study, we analyze the simultaneous effects of individual evaluations of the economy, violence and corruption on electoral preferences. Our fndings indicate the prevalence of a retrospective economic vote that coexists with a security vote, but without clear support from crime victims. Although corruption was widely discussed during the electoral campaign, this issue
did not play a major role in voter preferences.
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