On Public Opinion Polls and Voters' Turnout
Abstract
This paper studies the effects that the revelation of information on the electorate's preferences has on voters' turnout decisions. The experimental data show that closeness in the division of preferences induces a significant increase in turnout. Moreover, for closely divided electorates (and only for these electorates) the provision of information significantly raises the participation of subjects supporting the slightly larger team relative...
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On Public Opinion Polls and Voters' Turnout
Published Date
Sep 1, 2006
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