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DeBell, Matthew; Krosnick, Jon A.; Gera, Katie; Yeager, David S.; McDonald, Michael P. – Sociological Methods & Research, 2020
Postelection surveys regularly overestimate voter turnout by 10 points or more. This article provides the first comprehensive documentation of the turnout gap in three major ongoing surveys (the General Social Survey, Current Population Survey, and American National Election Studies), evaluates explanations for it, interprets its significance, and…
Descriptors: Voting, National Surveys, Elections, Computation