Voting behavior

how to analyse voting in democratic states. This helps not just to analyse election results, but also to predict future moves of the key agents in elections. This includes political parties, politicians, interest groups and voters. Different models reache from sociological to psychological as well as from economical to candidate-focused approaches (Hague and Harrop 2013). Hence there is a general argument of which theory is most sophisticated and enables us most to understand voting behaviours. This

Introduction In any democratic society, voting behavior provides an interesting lens with which to analyze the electorate. In the political system of the United States, where two political parties dominate, civic participation and voting behavior can best be analyzed by looking at the socioeconomic status of the voters. Socioeconomic status, a “measurement which factors in a person’s education, occupation, and income, will directly influence their behavior” (Brown and Smith 1), though, is an incomplete

increasing general turnout. While this research is indicative of who VBM might benefit, it relies on precinct-level data, and cannot effectively determine if individuals voting behavior changed under VBM. Berinsky, Burns, and Traugott (2001) extended this line of research on demographic effects by looking to the individual voting level to determine who VBM benefitted

The Importance of Class to Voting Behavior One of the main factors for voting behaviour is class but how important is it. Conventionally. Class is seen in the terms of occupation. Those who are in manual jobs are placed in the 'Working Class' and are expected to vote fro the labour party. Whilst those in non-manual jobs are to be found in the 'Middle Class' and are expected to vote for the Conservatives. The majority of people belong to the working class sector and therefore

Many political science researchers study the forces that drive the vote. One of the earliest, and most well known, books about election studies is The American Voter. Written in 1960, the book tries to explain a model that describes what drives Americans to vote the way they do. The model suggests that social factors determine ones party identification, which determines one's issue positions and evaluation of candidate's characteristics. These forces all work together to determine how one will vote

Less than 50% of eligible voters will turn out to vote at national elections, and at the local elections there are less than 25%. There is a correlation between voting behavior and the demographic of those voting. Typically, people ages 30 to 65 have been the most likely to vote in the past years. This is in great cause due to this age group being the most politically active. People in this group are more likely to have established homes, steady jobs, and part of the community. They have stronger

The Impact of Memory on Voting Behaviors In "The Determinants and Consequences of Recall Error about Gulf War Preferences", Mark Joslyn examines the effects of outside influences on the opinions of voters. Specifically, Joslyn explores errors in autobiographical memories of opinions of the government's involvement in the Gulf War and studies the change of opinions of individuals pre and post war. Memories are an important factor when making political decisions. It is necessary to study these

Group Voting Behavior The two major parties in the United States political system, Democratic and Republican, have many the differences about the policies and the political positions such as taxes, the role of government, gun control, gay rights, immigration, etc. Those differences are influenced by all of the American people’s political ideology in society. Absolutely, every single person in the United States have their own choices for those problems. Therefore, each party has its special groups

Gap and Voting Behaviors By: Sarah Langenwalter Women have always had so many different and interesting behavior patterns; whether they are patterns at home, at work, or even at the polls. Choosing this topic was easy, women are very unique about everything, and I was curious to see the differences in the way we vote compared to men, the gender gap. With the help of peer reviewed articles and other research, I am planning to explain the gender gap as well as other voting behaviors that women

Voting Behavior in the United Kingdom When voting, people are usually going to vote for their own personal well-being. Although voters may agree that there should be improved services for everyone, when it comes to voting, it is likely they will vote for what is best for them personally I.e. lower tax. This is known as issue voting. E.g. whether a candidate will support a ban on fox hunting. It is agreed that issues do have an effect on voting but the significance of