This chapter analyzes women’s electoral turnout and voting preferences in Chilean presidential elections since 1989. First, we consider the turnout gap: Do women vote more or less than men in Chile? What factors are associated with female participation? Second, we analyze voting preferences: Whom do women vote for? How can we explain women’s voting preferences? To address these questions, we use public opinion surveys carried out before every presidential election from 1993 to 2021, a total of seven electoral processes. We complement these analyses with official data from the Chilean Electoral Service. The results show that since 1989, women have voted more than men. Women’s participation is higher among older women and those with a higher interest in politics. Second, although results vary in every election, women in Chile vote for candidates closer to the political group they identify with. Overall, this chapter shows that in Chile, we observe two changing gender gaps: First, women turn out to vote more than men, and second, the gap in voting preferences has either narrowed or changed direction, with women voting more for left-wing candidates.

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Two Changing Gender Gaps: Women’s Vote in Chile, 1989–2021

  • Carolina Segovia

摘要

This chapter analyzes women’s electoral turnout and voting preferences in Chilean presidential elections since 1989. First, we consider the turnout gap: Do women vote more or less than men in Chile? What factors are associated with female participation? Second, we analyze voting preferences: Whom do women vote for? How can we explain women’s voting preferences? To address these questions, we use public opinion surveys carried out before every presidential election from 1993 to 2021, a total of seven electoral processes. We complement these analyses with official data from the Chilean Electoral Service. The results show that since 1989, women have voted more than men. Women’s participation is higher among older women and those with a higher interest in politics. Second, although results vary in every election, women in Chile vote for candidates closer to the political group they identify with. Overall, this chapter shows that in Chile, we observe two changing gender gaps: First, women turn out to vote more than men, and second, the gap in voting preferences has either narrowed or changed direction, with women voting more for left-wing candidates.