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What Affects Voter Turnout? A Review Article/Meta-Analysis of Aggregate Research

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Stockemer, Daniel·2017·Government and Opposition
DOI 10.1017/gov.2016.30
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For more than 40 years, studies trying to explain macro-level electoral turnout have been one of the pillars of political behavioural research. From January 2004 to December 2013 alone, more than 130 articles were published in peer-reviewed journals using turnout at the national, regional or local level as the dependent variable. This meta-analysis tries to synthesize the results of these studies. I find there is a strong consensus in the literature that turnout is higher under compulsory voting, if the election is important, and if it is held in a small country. I also find that the influence of most other predictor variables, including the type of electoral system, the number of parties, development, income inequalities and electoral closeness is inconclusive at best. These results hint at the fact that the determinants of turnout might be more complex than the current theory suggests and is rather more context dependent.

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Authors
Stockemer, D.
Affiliations
University of Ottawa (CA)
Corresponding author
Stockemer, Daniel
ORCID
Stockemer, Daniel
Venue
Government and Opposition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2016-08-30
Volume
52
Issue
4
Pages
698-722
ISSN
  • 0017-257X (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-7053
DOI
10.1017/gov.2016.30
OpenAlex
W2509518430
Cited by
180
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3
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FWCI
10.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
Government and Opposition (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
Keywords
voter turnout, determinants of turnout, compulsory voting, country size, electoral systems, number of political parties, development, income inequality, political behavior

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