Geographic Factors of Voting in Russian Regions: Direct and Contextual Effects
Journal: Regional Research of Russia
Year: 2024

Adopting a politico-geographical approach, we focus on both the direct and indirect effects of the geographic features of Russian regions on voting in the Duma elections of 2016 and 2021. We test the explanatory power of geographic variables on the levels of electoral support for the Kremlin’s party, United Russia (UR), and the three systemic opposition parties; the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and Just Russia (JR). In order to a