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Voter Turnout Among the American States: Systemic and Individual Components

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  • Kim, Jae-On
  • Petrocik, John R.
  • Enokson, Stephen N.

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Traditional studies of voter turnout in the United States have identified three factors which are presumed to explain most of the differences between the states in voter turnout: socio-demographic differences, electoral competitiveness, and differences in the rules under which elections are conducted. These studies have not, however, clearly distinguished the three factors largely because of their exclusive reliance on aggregate data to analyze the differences. The purpose of this paper is to 1) distinguish between individual and systemic components of turnout and 2) to attempt to partition the variation in turnout between the components. Unlike previous research, this study used both survey and aggregate data to decompose the variation in turnout among the states into first two components—individual and systemic, and then the latter into political (electoral competitiveness) and legal.

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  • Kim, Jae-On & Petrocik, John R. & Enokson, Stephen N., 1975. "Voter Turnout Among the American States: Systemic and Individual Components," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 69(1), pages 107-123, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:69:y:1975:i:01:p:107-123_24
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    1. Stefano Bartolini, 2000. "Collusion, Competition and Democracy," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 12(1), pages 33-65, January.
    2. Robert McCormick & Richard McKenzie, 1979. "The cost of voting: Its fiscal impact on government," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 34(3), pages 271-284, September.
    3. Dewenter, Ralf & Linder, Melissa & Thomas, Tobias, 2019. "Can media drive the electorate? The impact of media coverage on voting intentions," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 245-261.
    4. Adam Pigoń, 2013. "What Affects Voter Turnout? Macro and Micro Evidence from Poland," Collegium of Economic Analysis Annals, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of Economic Analysis, issue 32, pages 77-105.

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