Delegate, Trustee, or Personal: Preferences for Different Forms of Representation in America
Published online on April 16, 2026
Abstract
American Politics Research, Ahead of Print.
Do voters have an intrinsic preference for democracy? Assessing attitudes toward trustee or delegate models of representation risks conflating intrinsic and instrumental orientations toward democracy. To clarify the gap between intrinsic and instrumental ...
Do voters have an intrinsic preference for democracy? Assessing attitudes toward trustee or delegate models of representation risks conflating intrinsic and instrumental orientations toward democracy. To clarify the gap between intrinsic and instrumental ...