Political Trust and Voter Turnout in Arab Autocracies: Replication Data

This replication dataset, compiled by Kaddour Mehiriz for Comparative Political Studies, integrates survey results from the Arab Barometer with macro-level indicators from international organizations. It facilitates the study of political trust and voter participation within autocratic regimes across the Arab world. The data was last updated in March 2026 and is hosted via the Dataverse platform.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the correlation between individual political trust scores and reported voter turnout
• Modeling the impact of autocratic governance indicators on civic participation
• Cross-national comparison of institutional confidence across Arab states

Strengths

• Integrates multi-source data from the Arab Barometer and international organizations
• Focuses specifically on autocratic political systems in the Arab region
• Designed for replication of Comparative Political Studies research

Limitations

• Specific column names and metadata are not provided in the primary record
• Sample size and specific country list are not explicitly defined in the metadata

Provenance

Source

Arab Barometer and various international organizations

Collection Method

Survey and secondary data aggregation

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-04.

Geography

Arab countries