Are People More Satisfied with Democracy When They Feel They Won the Election? No

Citizens who voted for a party ending up in government are more satisfied with democracy than those supported that ends the opposition. The assumption is voting included produces perception of having won election, which increases one’s level satisfaction democracy. This (assumed) mediation has never been directly tested. In this research note, we provide first empirical test using data from Making Electoral Democracy Work project, includes question tapping whether respondent perceives she or lost election. We do not find support hypothesis. conclude meaning higher (lower) observed among (or opposition) remains ambiguous. Our important implications conceptualization what it means to win lose an