Abstract
For interest groups, electoral mobilization is an important political function, defining their relationship with political parties and being a source of political influence. In recent years, however, there has been a perceived decline in the mobilizing function of interest groups. Therefore, based on a questionnaire survey of members of labor unions, agricultural cooperatives, commercial and industrial organizations, and civic groups, this study attempts to understand the actual situation of electoral mobilization and voting behavior in the 2021 House of Representatives election. The analysis showed that there were not many cases in which group members were asked to vote by their organizations. When asked to vote, agricultural cooperatives, commercial and industrial organizations, and civic groups often ask for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), while labor unions often ask for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. However, except for labor unions, requests from their affiliated organizations have not been linked to voting behavior. Although labor unions have mobilizing power, they are the most likely to vote for the LDP overall, and their partisan attitudes show no liberal orientation.
