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ELECTORAL STUDIES
Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 637-663Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2005.09.002
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voter turnout; elections; meta-analysis
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The amount of scholarly attention directed at resolving the question why people turn out to cast a vote is vast. In a research field dominated by empirical studies - such as the one on voter turnout - an overview of where we stand and what we know is not superfluous. Therefore, the present paper reviews and assesses the empirical evidence brought forward through a meta-analysis of 83 aggregate-level studies. We thereby concentrate on the effect of socio-economic, political and institutional variables. The results argue for the introduction of a 'core' model of voter turnout - including, among other elements, population size and election closeness - that can be used as a starting point for extending our knowledge on why people vote. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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