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The Relationship between Information, Ideology, and Voting Behavior
Abstract
The question of voter sophistication is important for understanding voter and candidate behavior in mass elections. We develop an index of voter information - based on perceptual data - and find that it is significantly related to ideological extremism and voting behavior. Individuals with a high level of information tend to be more extreme than those with low levels and are much more likely to vote.
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- Authors
- Palfrey, T. R., & Poole, K. T.
- Venue
- American Journal of Political Science
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1987-08
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 511
- ISSN
- 0092-5853 (ISSN-L)
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- W2332251037
- Cited by
- 379
- References
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- FWCI
- 22.39
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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