Party Support
Description
This module identifies the political parties that respondents support. Different series identify the parties respondents feel closest to, vote for, or are members of to measure political support in different ways. All variables are recoded using PartyFact ID codes for consistency. The Right-Left Orientation module provides a more general measure of political orientation.
Harmonized Variables
ps_1a | Political Identification: Party Facts ID
Harmonized variable indicating the political party with which respondents identify, sympathize, or feel closest. Constructed by combining all variables in the series, starting with values from the first and supplementing them with values of subsequent variables in alphabetical order. Party Facts ID
ps_1g | Political Identification: Government vs Opposition
Harmonized variable indicating the type of political party with which respondents identify, sympathize, or feel closest. Constructed from harmonized values using V-Party Data to categorise Party Fact IDs. 0 = opposition party, 1 = government party, 2 = other party, 3 = no party preference
ps_2a | Recent Voting Behaviour
Harmonized variable indicating the political party that respondents voted for in the most recent elections. Only harmonizes variables in the series that measure national level elections. Constructed by starting with values for general or lower chamber elections first, supplementing these with values for upper chamber elections, and finally with values executive (Prime Minister/ President) elections. Party Facts ID
ps_2g | Recent Voting Behaviour: Government vs Opposition
Harmonized variable indicating the type of political party that respondents voted for in the most recent elections. Constructed from harmonized values using V-Party Data to categorise Party Fact IDs. 0 = opposition party, 1 = government party, 2 = other party, 3 = no party preference, 4 = non-voter for any reason, 5 = blank, invalid, or spoil vote
ps_3a | Recent Voting Intention
Harmonized variable indicating the political party respondents would have voted for if they had voted in the most recent elections. Only harmonizes variables in the series that measure national level elections. Values represent the political party, or the party of the Prime Minister/ President, for which respondents would have voted. Party Facts ID
ps_3g | Recent Voting Intention: Government vs Opposition
Harmonized variable indicating the type of political party respondents would have voted for if they had voted in the most recent elections. Constructed from harmonized values using V-Party Data to categorise Party Fact IDs. 0 = opposition party, 1 = government party, 2 = other party, 3 = no party preference, 4 = non-voter for any reason, 5 = blank, invalid, or spoil vote
ps_4a | Past Voting Behaviour
Harmonized variable indicating the political party respondents voted for in past elections, prior to the most recent election. Only harmonizes variables in the series that measure national level elections. Constructed by starting values for the most recent elections and supplementing these with successively older elections. Party Facts ID
ps_4g | Past Voting Behaviour: Government vs Opposition
Harmonized variable indicating the type of political party respondents voted for in past elections, prior to the most recent election. Constructed from harmonized values using V-Party Data to categorise Party Fact IDs. 0 = opposition party, 1 = government party, 2 = other party, 3 = no party preference, 4 = non-voter for any reason, 5 = blank, invalid, or spoil vote
ps_5a | Future Voting Intention
Harmonized variable indicating the political party respondents would vote for if there was an election soon. Only harmonizes variables in the series that measure national level elections. Constructed by starting with variables for general or lower chamber elections, supplementing these with values for upper chamber elections, and finally with executive (Prime Minister/ President) elections. Values represent the political party, or the party of the Prime Minister/ President, for which respondents would vote. Party Facts ID
ps_5g | Future Voting Intention: Government vs Opposition
Harmonized variable indicating the political party respondents would vote for if there was an election soon, based on parties in power at the time of the survey interview. Constructed from harmonized values using V-Party Data to categorise Party Fact IDs. 0 = opposition party, 1 = government party, 2 = other party, 3 = no party preference, 4 = non-voter for any reason, 5 = blank, invalid, or spoil vote
ps_6a | Party Membership
Harmonized variable indicating the political party to which respondents belong or have a membership. Constructed by combining all variables in the series, starting with values from the first and supplementing them with values of subsequent variables in alphabetical order. Party Facts ID
ps_6g | Party Membership: Government vs Opposition
Harmonized variable indicating the type of political party to which respondents belong or have a membership. Constructed from harmonized values using V-Party Data to categorise Party Fact IDs. 0 = opposition party, 1 = government party, 2 = other party, 3 = no party preference
ps_9a | Party Supported
Harmonized variable indicating the political party that respondents support. Constructed by starting with values representing Political Identification and supplements these with Party Membership followed by Recent Voting Behaviour, Recent Voting Intention, Past Voting Behaviour, Past Voting Intention, and finally Future Voting Intention. Party Facts ID
ps_9g | Government vs Opposition Supporter
Harmonized variable that indicates the type of political party that respondents support. Constructed from harmonized values using V-Party Data to categorise Party Fact IDs. 0 = opposition, 1 = incumbent, 2 = other party
Political Identification
ps_199a | Party Feels Closest To
Which political party do you feel closest to? (Alternative: Which political party, or political movement, do you usually feel closest to? Is there a particular political party you feel closer to than all the other parties? Do you think of yourself as a little closer to one political party than the others? If yes: Which one? Do you generally think of yourself as being a little closer to one of the [federal/ national] parties than to the others? Which party is that? But do you consider one of the political parties a little closer than to the others? Would you mind telling me what this party is? Do you generally think of yourself as being a little closer to one of the federal parties than to the others? Which party is that? Which party are you close to? In spite of the fact that you are not attached to any party, is there any political party the objectives and the ideas of which are relatively close to you? If yes, which party is that?) Party Facts ID
ps_199b | Party Thinks Self As
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as… (Alternative: Generally speaking, in politics do you usually think of yourself as…? Generally speaking do you usually think of yourself as [Party 1], [Party 2], [Party 3], [Party 4], or some other, or don’t you usually think of yourself in this way). Party Facts ID
ps_199c | Party Affiliation or Sympathy
Generally, do you feel affiliated or sympathize with a specific political party (without necessarily being a member)? (Alternative: Do you affiliate generally to a certain party? Political party affiliation. Political party sympathized to. Do you affiliate in general to a certain party? In any case, for which of the following parties or coalitions do you feel more sympathy or which do you consider closest to your own?) Party Facts ID
ps_199d | Party Supported
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a supporter of any political party? If yes: which one? (Alternative: Do you in general consider yourself as a supporter of any political party or organization? Do you consider yourself as a supporter of a political party, which party? Currently, which political party do you support? Currently which political party do you support most? Do you support any party? If yes, which one? Do you usually think of yourself as a supporter of a particular political party?) Party Facts ID
ps_199e | Party Identified With
With which party do you identify with? (Alternative: Normally, do you identify yourself with a particular political party? Which party is that? Among these parties, which one do you feel most identified with?) Party Facts ID
ps_199g | Party Favorited
Which political party do you favour? (Alternative: Is there a party you are leaning towards? Is there any political party you usually feel favourable toward? If you do not actively support any party, is there a party you usually feel favourable toward?) Party Facts ID
ps_199h | Party Preference
What is your party preference? (Alternative: Do you remember whether you preferred one of the parties to the others? Political party preference. Which was the party you really preferred? If you really preferred another party but it had no chance of winning in this constituency, which was the party you really preferred?). Party Facts ID
ps_199i | Party Agrees with Most
Which political party do you agree with most? (Alternative: Which political party do you most agree with?) Party Facts ID
ps_199j | Party Leans Towards
Which party do you lean towards? (Alternative: Which party do you find yourself leaning towards? Is there a party you are leaning towards? Do you generally lean more towards [Party A], [Party B], [Party C], or [Party A]? In [Country], many people tend to lean towards a particular political party for a long time, although they also vote for another party from time to time. How about you, do you tend, generally speaking, to a certain party?) Party Facts ID
Recent Voting Behaviour
ps_299a | Party Vote in Recent General Election
Which party did you vote for in the [date] national parliamentary elections? (Alternatives: Which party did you vote for in the general election? Did you vote in the last parliamentary election in [Year]? And which party did you vote for? Some people don’t vote nowadays for one reason or another. Did you vote in the last [Country] national election in [Month/ Year]? Which party did you vote for in that election? Which party did you vote for in the last [National] general election in [Year]? Thinking back to the last general election in [Month Year], which party did you vote for? Which party did you vote for in the federal election? For which party did you vote for in the last [Federal/ National) elections on [Date]? Whom did you vote for in the [Year] election? Political party of the candidate whom respondent voted for in [Year] [Parliament Name] election. Did you vote in the [Parliament Name] election on [Date]? What party or list did you vote for? If you voted in [Year], which party did you vote for? Do you recall what party you voted for in the [Year] general election?) Party Facts ID
ps_299b | Party Vote in Recent Presidential Election
Which party did you vote for in the [President] election? (Alternative: And in the presidential election of [Year] for which of the candidates of then did you vote for? Now, in [Year] you probably remember that [Candidate 1] ran on the [Party 1] ticket against [Candidate 2], who ran for the [Party 2]. Did you vote for [Candidate 1] or for [Candidate 2]? For whom did you vote for President of the Republic? Which candidate did you vote for in the [Year] election?) Party Facts ID
ps_299d | Party of Candidate in Recent Lower Parliament Elections
Previous election: vote choice lower house – district candidate (Alternative: Party of candidate voted for – district). Party Facts ID
ps_299e | Party Vote in Recent European Parliament Election
Which party did you vote for in the last election for the European Parliament in [Year]? Party Facts ID
ps_299i | Party Vote in Recent Lower Parliament Election
In the [federal/ national] election for the [Lower Parliament] on [Date], which party did you vote for first in the [Lower Parliament]? (Alternative: For which party did you vote in the last [Lower Parliament] elections [Year]? Which party did you vote for in the [Lower Parliament]? Now, thinking back to the last Federal election in [Year], when [Party 1] was led by [Candidate 1] and [Party 2] by [Candidate 2], which party did you vote for in the [Lower Parliament]?). Respondent’s vote choice for district candidate in most recent lower house elections. Party Facts ID
ps_299j | Party Vote in Recent Upper Parliament Election
In the [federal/ national] election for the [Upper Parliament] on [Date], which party did you vote for first in the [Upper Parliament] election? (Alternative: Which party did you vote for in the Senate? Now, thinking back to the last Federal election in [Year], when [Party 1] was led by [Candidate 1] and [Party 2] by [Candidate 2], which party did you vote for in the [Upper Parliament]? Party Facts ID
ps_299j2 | Party of Candidate in Recent Upper Parliament Elections
Current election: vote choice upper house – district candidate. Party Facts ID
ps_299k | Party Vote for Representation in Recent Elections
Which party did you vote for representation? (Alternative: For which party did you vote for in national government?) Party Facts ID
ps_299o | Party Vote for Recent Prime Minister
Who did you vote for Prime Minister in [Year]? Party Facts ID
ps_299s | Party Vote in Recent Electorate Vote
What about the electorate vote in [Year]? Which party’s candidate did you vote for? Party Facts ID
ps_299u | Party Vote for Recent President
Which party’s candidate did you vote for in the Presidential election in [Month Year]? (Alternative: Would you tell me which candidate you voted for in the presidential election?) Party Facts ID
ps_299v | Party Vote for Executive in Recent Local Elections
Which party’s head of local government candidate did you vote for in the [Date] nationwide local elections? Party Facts ID
ps_299w | Party Vote in Recent Local Elections
Which party did you vote for in the [Year] local election? (Alternative: Which party did you vote for in the local election? Which party did you vote for in the local election on [Date]? Party voted for in [Year] municipal election.) Party Facts ID
Recent Voting Intention
ps_399p | Voting Intention in Recent Election
If you didn’t manage to cast a party vote in the [Year] election, which party would you have voted for if you had been able to? (Alternative: If you had voted, who would you have voted for? Did you vote in the [Parliament Name] election on [Date]? If you would have voted, which party would you have voted for? Suppose you had voted, which party would you have been most likely to vote for? Forgetting for a moment the actual results of the [Date] election, if you had voted, what party would you have voted for?). Party Facts ID
ps_399t | Voting Intention in Recent Presidential Election
If you had voted, which presidential candidate would you have supported? (Alternative: Now in [Year], you remember that [Candidate 1] ran for President on the [Party 1] ticket against [Candidate 2] for the [Party 2], and [Candidate 2] as an Independent. Who would you have voted for if you did?) Party Facts ID
Past Voting Behaviour
ps_499b | Party Vote Two General Elections Ago
Thinking back to the general election in [Year], do you remember which party you voted for then – or perhaps you didn’t vote? If yes, which party was that? (Not the most recent election, but the one before the most recent election) (Alternative: Do you recall what party you voted for in the [Year] general election? Party voted for in [Year] general election. Do you recall what party you voted for in the previous general elections in [Month] of [Year]?) Party Facts ID
ps_499q | Party Vote Two Elections Ago
What party did you vote for in the [Year] election? (Not the most recent election, but the one before the most recent election) (Alternative: Thinking back to the election four years ago in [Year], which party did you vote for? Did you vote for a party in the [Year] national and regional legislative election? For which party did you vote?) Party Facts ID
ps_499q1 | Party Vote Two Elections Ago in Lower House
For which party, among the following, did you vote for in the [Date] national elections for the [Name of Lower House]? (Alternative: Previous election: vote choice lower house – party list). Party Facts ID
ps_499q2 | Party of Candidate Two Elections Ago in Lower House
Respondent’s vote choice for district candidate in previous lower house election. (Not the most recent election, but the one before the most recent election). Party Facts ID
ps_499q4 | Party of Candidate Two Elections Ago in Upper House
Previous election: vote choice upper house – district candidate. Party Facts ID
ps_499q5 | Party Vote Two Elections Ago in Upper House
Previous election: vote choice upper house – party list. Party Facts ID
ps_499r | Party Vote Three Elections Ago
What party did you vote for in the [Year] election? (Not the most recent election, nor the one before that, but three elections ago) (Alternative: Thinking back to the election years ago in 1966, which party did you vote for?) Party Facts ID
ps_499r2 | Party Vote Four Elections Ago
Party voted for in [Year]. (Not the most recent election, nor the two before that, but four elections ago). Party Facts ID
ps_499u2 | Party Vote for President Two Elections Ago
Which party’s candidate did you vote for in the Presidential election in [Month Year]? (Not the most recent election, but the one before the most recent election) (Alternative: And in the presidential election of [Year], do you remember if you voted for any of these candidates? Do you recall which candidate you voted for in the previous presidential election in [Year]? Which candidate did you vote for in the [Year] election?) Party Facts ID
ps_499u3 | Party Vote for President Three Elections Ago
And in the presidential election of [Year], do you remember if you voted for any of these candidates? (Not the most recent election nor the election before that, but three elections ago). Party Facts ID
ps_499w | Party Vote at Local Level Two Elections Ago
Which party did you vote for in the [Year] local election? (Not the most recent election, but the one before the most recent election). Party Facts ID
Future Voting Intention
ps_599c | Voting Intention in Next General Election
If there were a [General Election] tomorrow, which party would you vote for? (Alternatives: If we had parliamentary elections next weekend which party would you vote for? If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think you would be most likely to support? If parliament elections were held now, which party would you vote for? Which party would you vote for at the next elections? If elections were held today, for which of the parties mentioned below would you vote for? If there is a general election next Sunday, which party would you elect with your second vote (Asked in Germany, second is party vote)? If there were elections next week, which party or candidates would you vote for?) Party Facts ID
ps_599d | Voting Intention in Next European Parliament Election
Which party would you vote for in the upcoming election for the European Parliament in [Month Year]? Party Facts ID
ps_599f | Voting Intention in Next Lower Parliament Election
If a [federal/ national] election was held tomorrow for the [Lower Parliament], which party would you vote for? (Alternative: If a [federal/ national] election for the [Lower Parliament] was held today, which one of the following parties would you vote for? If general elections were held tomorrow for the [Lower Parliament Name], which party would you vote for?) Party Facts ID
ps_599g | Voting Intention in Next Upper Parliament Election
If a [federal/ national] election for the [Lower and Upper Parliament] were to be held next Saturday, which party would get your first preference in the [Upper Parliament]? Party Facts ID
ps_599h | Voting Intention in Next Lower Parliament Election
If a [federal/ national] election for the [Lower and Upper Parliament] were to be held next Saturday, which party would get your first preference in the [Lower Parliament]? (Alternative: Can you tell us which political party you would vote for if the elections to the [Lower Parliament] were held next week? And which candidate for the [Country] [Lower Parliament] will you vote for?) Party Facts ID
ps_599m | Voting Intention in Next Election
If you decide to vote, which party do you think you will vote for? (Alternative: Which party do you think you will vote for? If none, which party are you leaning towards? If an election were held today, which party are you leaning toward? Perhaps you have not yet made up your mind. But which party are you leaning toward now? If there were elections next week, which party or candidates would you vote for?)
Party Facts ID
ps_599n | Voting Intention in Next Presidential Election
Who do you think you will vote for in the election for president? (Alternative: We all know the election is sometime away and that people are not certain at this point who they will vote for. Still, who do you think you will vote for in the election for president? For which presidential candidate will you vote?) Party Facts ID
Party Membership
ps_699a | Political Party Membership
Are you a member of a political party? If yes, which one? Party Facts ID