Are people equally willing to trade different dimensions of democracy for material and physical security?

To what extent are citizens willing to support undemocratic practices? With the recent waves of democratic backsliding around the world, the answer to this question has become increasingly important. Existing studies find that citizens are willing to trade democratic institutions and political rights for better economic and physical security. But are individuals equally willing to trade different dimensions of democracy? Using a pre-registered conjoint experiment in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom (N = 3,033), I test the willingness of citizens to trade five different dimensions of democracy in exchange for better material and physical security. The results of the experiment demonstrate that citizens are less willing to compromise on elections and political rights, but more open to forgo accountability mechanisms. These findings make a substantial contribution to the literature on citizen support for democratic backsliding by identifying which dimensions of democracy people are least (and most) likely to abandon.