Ethnic solidarity and the vote: Mapuche candidates and voters in Chile.

In this article, we evaluate ethnic solidarity and the vote in Chile with reference to the Mapuche, the largest and most traditional ethnic group in the country. We use electoral data from the mayoral elections of 2012, drawn from all the municipalities of the Araucanía, the region with the largest...

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Published in:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 44; no. 11; pp. 1954 - 1976
Main Authors: Contreras, Gonzalo, Morales, Mauricio
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Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2018
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          Morales, Mauricio
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          Observatorio Político Electoral, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
          Centro de Análisis Político de la Universidad de Talca. Académico de la Escuela de Ciencia Política y Administración Pública, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
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        Elections
        Solidarity
        Ethnic groups
        Voters
        Mapuche (South American people)
        Chile
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          Elections
          Solidarity
          Ethnic groups
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        ethnic vote
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        solidarity and voting
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      ab: In this article, we evaluate ethnic solidarity and the vote in Chile with reference to the Mapuche, the largest and most traditional ethnic group in the country. We use electoral data from the mayoral elections of 2012, drawn from all the municipalities of the Araucanía, the region with the largest percentage of Mapuche population. Using a multi-level linear regression model and controlling for poverty and rurality, we found that Mapuche candidates, regardless of their political orientation, were indeed more successful than non-Mapuche candidates in areas with the greatest concentration of Mapuche voters. Additionally, we used results from an unpublished opinion survey conducted in three municipalities of the Araucanía. We concluded that after controlling for other variables ethnic solidarity prevails as a robust predictor of electoral behaviour, albeit more strongly in rural areas than urban ones. The Chilean case, moreover, is useful for studying the strategies used by the traditional parties that promote this solidarity - that is, by presenting candidates with Mapuche surnames in their lists.
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