Replication Data for: The influence of candidate traits on vice presidential nominee preference

The selection of Kamala Harris as a vice presidential running mate was historic: she was the first vice presidential nominee selected who was not White and only the third woman. But does a vice presidential nominee's race and/or gender impact voters' preferences? What preferences, if any, do partisans have for the identity of their party's vice presidential nominee? Can these preferences assist presidential nominees in choosing their running mate? In order to determine what preferences voters have for the race and gender of a vice presidential nominee, we conduct an original conjoint experiment that varies relevant traits, such as race and gender, of the vice presidential running mate. We find that respondents do have preferences for their party's vice presidential nominee. However, we find little evidence to suggest that partisans prefer a candidate who shares their race or gender identity. We conclude that voters' vice presidential nominee preferences may be more strategic or ideologically oriented.