Anti-incumbency

Anti-incumbency is sentiment in favor of voting out incumbent politicians, for the specific reason of being incumbent politicians. It is sometimes referred to as a "throw the bums out" sentiment. Periods of anti-incumbent sentiment are typically characterized by wave elections.^[1] This sentiment can also lead to support for term limits.

In a two-party system, anti-incumbent voters have only one party to vote for, when voting against the incumbent; in a multi-party system, public mood, i.e., the tendency of opinions held by voters over a set of related policy issues, can determine which parties receive the anti-incumbent vote.^[2]

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^ Baker, Andy (2015). "Public Mood and Presidential Election Outcomes in Mexico" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. Archived from the original (PDF) on Jun 10, 2023.

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[2] Baker, Andy (2015). "Public Mood and Presidential Election Outcomes in Mexico" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. Archived from the original (PDF) on Jun 10, 2023.

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