Voting behavior

Predicting Voting Behavior Voting behaviour is increasingly hard to predict because of the variables that ultimately affect it, these being class, gender, age, ethnicity and regional locality. It is the job of a political scientist to weigh up these factors along with public opinion on major and current issues such as the Health Service, Crime etc. In addition to these they will look at past elections and their statistics to determine the possible result of an imminent

Hypothesis While ethnicity is not mono-causal to determining voting behaviour, the focus of this study is the consistency of ethnicity as a key determinant of voting behaviour in Ghana, particularly, in the Volta and Ashanti Regions. This dissertation posits that ethnicity is a consistent key determinant of voting behaviour in Ghana, and this is because ethnicity is enshrined within the political arrangements of the country (Oelbaum, 2007, pp. 242-273). There are two main ethnic blocs which give

majority of the survey being nominal with question variation the range of the answers could be Strong Democrat all the way to Strong Republican, A question that leads the research is, “How much exposure to media did the individual experience before voting and did that affect the way that individual voted?” Because at the end of the questioning that is the real answer to the question we’re asking. There is a noticeable differentiation in most of the questions asking how strong or weak an affiliation

to shape public knowledge, attitudes, and voting behavior. The relationship between news media and voting preferences has become a hot topic in recent years worldwide. This paper will focus on the social and social-psychological aspects of media influence on the voting preferences of the United Kingdom citizens. In general, news media may change the social setting in which people decide whether to vote or not, and, as a consequence, the process of voting itself. By conducting the research I would

articles I have found the conventional wisdom on a multitude of influences and their correlation with voter turnout. Generally what I found while reading is that there is often a motivational factor that causes a person to perform their civic duty by voting . My understanding of the conventional wisdom is that when there is some source of social pressure motivations, it often leads to an increase in voter turnout. Adding to the belief that social pressures influence voter turnout, Alan Gerber, Donald

dominance of religion in states changed women’s views from conservative to more liberal, because states that lowered their religious values faster saw changes in women’s voting behaviors move to the left side much faster than those that took longer (Emmenegger and Manow, 2014). Age of the voter is a factor that can affect how they vote or who they decide to vote for. There is a common belief that younger people tend to vote more democratic but studies show that this is not always what has happened

an election that an individual person’s vote has, why do they vote at all? Why do they engage in non - voting political activities in the process of an election (such as volunteering for a camp)? Introduction As a political science student, voting is an essential part in which patterns can be studied. Voting covers various aspect which deals with elections. People are always engaged in voting because of the perceived benefits that are obtained from balloting (McDonald 107). This means that regardless

Not all political information the media conveys is positive. The difference in coverage from the media can generate a change within the voting behavior of the public. By examining studies that have dove deep into the relationship between the negative media content and voting behavior, one can identify different causal relationship between the two. Elenbaas and Devreese (2008) developed a study analyzing strategic news exposure, political criticisms, and the effects on young voters. Through their

Niemi (2011) makes the argument that there is a greater need for civics classes at an early age in order to increase political knowledge that students have in the future. The premise is that political attention and voting are habitual, and promoting these values at a young age may create a type of inertia that will carry out throughout their lives. In order to be successful, however, I would argue that simply presenting information about political events and actors would not be sufficient. Neimi

the 18 to 25 years of age group who are eligible to vote in Australia. Young adults/first-time voters' behavior would be the dependent variable. Identified independent variables are knowledge, attitudes and perceptions and sources of information such as television ads and debates. Demographic infomation would also be considered since research in Australia suggests there is a different in voting bias between male and female. Proposed research methods are focus group and internet survey. The focus