Short-term factors - Factors influencing voting behaviour.
The short term factors; known as recency factors, that are important in influencing voting behaviour include the party’s performance, leaders and the campaign. The party must appeal to the public by addressing key issues well.
Voting-Decision: Factors influencing by local elites The influence of elites’ in the constituency as evident from Table 4.2, gradually increases with the increase in the age-group and decline thereafter. It is highest in the age-group of 41-60 years and lowest in the above 61 years category. The female are more influenced than male.
Other factors that may lead to further polarisation between the parties is the impact of the racial divide in voting preferences (e.g. an increasing Hispanic population means more Hispanic votes for Democrats), and the changing American society with very liberal view by some in relation to gay rights, drug use, and the rights of women for example. If society is more polarised then maybe.
Voting behaviour is the way that different people tend to vote. It is studied so that political scientists, or more accurately political psychologists, can understand why certain people vote for different political parties and so that political parties can predict who might vote for them in the future, which helps them to plan the policies, communication and the people who might best represent.
Voter turnout, as well as election results, depend upon and are effected by several different factors. Everything from family status to beliefs about abortion can determine how a person will vote. In my presentation, however, I focused on three aspects that effect voter turnout and elections. I.
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ADVERTISEMENTS: The nine factors influencing political participation are as follows: 1. Psychological or cognitive traits 2. Social environment 3. Political environment 4. Level of modernization and urbanization 5. Political socialization 6. Modes of participation 7. Voting 8. Campaign activities 9. Co-operative activity. Political participation is normally associated with the modern form of.