The president, referendum voting, and subnational elections in the United States. American Political Science Review 85, 1177-92.Simon, Dennis M., Charles W. Ostrom, Jr., and Robin F. Marra. 1991. "The President, Referendum Voting, and Subnational Elections in the United States." American ...
Voter participation varies from country to country. For example, approximately half of the voting-age population participates in presidential elections in the United States. In contrast, many European countries have participation rates exceeding 80 percent. Even within Europe, however, participation varies...
In 2020, 14.5 percent of non-voters said that they did not like the candidates or campaign issues, and therefore did not vote in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A further 17.6 percent of non-voters said they did not vote because they were not interested. ...
injurisdictionsthat had previously used tests to determine voter eligibility (these areas were covered under Sections 4 and 5 of the legislation), and directed theattorney generalof theUnited Statesto challenge the use of poll taxes for state and local elections. An expansion of the law in the ...
The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of candidate gender on voting behavior in presidential elections in the United States. By delving into the vice presidential nominations of Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, and Sarah Palin in 2008, I provided the baseline for the experiences of Car...
(3) Are differences in border voting behavior consistent across elections? Hypotheses based on these questions are tested using economic, social, and presidential voting data from 1992 and 1996. The units of observation include the 360 counties of the four border states of California, Arizona, New...
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"While we know there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for misinformation about the process of our elections, we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections and you should too," the groups said in the statement releas...
This article demonstrates that secure and reliable elections are easily achievable in the United States - if those with economic and political power so desired.Organick, AlizaRamirez, Steven A.Social Science Electronic PublishingRamirez S., A. Organick, Taking Voting Rights Seriously: Race and the ...
Dr. Amel Ahmed is an associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her main areas of specialization are democratic studies, with a special interest in elections, voting systems, l...