Dutch Local Election Survey 2016 from the LISS Panel

The Dutch Local Election Study 2016 is a survey of political attitudes and behavior, collected by CentERdata via the LISS panel. It was the first benchmark survey in a series, conducted in a year without nationwide local elections. The dataset includes variables on local democracy, voting behavior, political support, and political participation.

Use Cases

• Analyze relationships between political support and political participation variables.
• Model voting behavior based on demographic and attitudinal features from the survey.
• Examine patterns in local democracy perceptions across different respondent segments.

Strengths

• Serves as the first benchmark survey for a longitudinal series of local election studies.
• Collected via the established LISS panel, a probability-based online household panel.
• Includes variables on key political science concepts like local democracy and voting behavior.

Limitations

• Several variables, including municipality and zip code, are excluded from the public file for privacy, limiting geographic analysis.
• The sample size and number of features are not specified in the provided input.
• Data was collected in a non-election year, which may limit direct analysis of election-day behavior.

Provenance

Source

Foundation of Electoral Studies in The Netherlands (Stichting Kiezers Onderzoek Nederland; SKON).

Collection Method

Survey data collected within the LISS-panel by CentERdata.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in October 2025, though the underlying survey data is from 2016.

Geography

The Netherlands