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Voter turnout and candidate choice: A merged theory

Political Behavior volume 10, pages 52–76 (1988)Cite this article

Abstract

An alternative approach to the explanation of voting behavior is offered, suggesting that the starting point of electoral decision making is individuals' recall of their behavior in the last similar situation. Whether or not this recall is accurate is irrelevant in our model, since the voters' reasoning proceeds from their belief about their earlier behavior, whether or not it is correct. Using this approach we are able to treat voting from a unified perspective, rather than adopting the current stance of treating the turnout decision as separate from and preceding the candidate choice decision.

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  1. Department of Political Science, University of Akron, 44325, Akron, OH

    Jesse F. Marquette & Katherine A. Hinckley

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Marquette, J.F., Hinckley, K.A. Voter turnout and candidate choice: A merged theory. Polit Behav 10, 52–76 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989380

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Keywords

  • Decision Making
  • Vote Behavior
  • Voter Turnout
  • Choice Decision
  • Unify Perspective