Using conjoint analysis and varying the set of races in the election, we find voters’ willingness to support democractic norms is higher than previously reported (Carey et al 2022; Svolik and Graham 2019). With multiple races voters more often split their ticket to support democracy. We also find that a specific mechanism of moral licensing or balancing (Merrit, Effron, and Monin 2010) appears to be relevant to this willingness to vote for the opposing party.
