News tagged with voters
N.H. voters have become less Republican since 1960s, new research shows
New Hampshire voters are about to observe their first-in-the-nation presidential primary. However, someone will be missing from this civic celebration: the Yankee Republican, that rural stalwart of New England ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2011 |
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The protest vote prevails when a landslide victory is expected
Researchers at the Juan March foundation and the Duke University (USA) have analysed the reason for casting a protest vote as a way of expressing unhappiness with a party during elections. Moderate voters ...
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Nov 18, 2011 |
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Preferences shaped by evolution draw voters to candidates with lower-pitched voices
Voters prefer to choose candidates with lower-pitched voices, according to new findings by researchers at McMaster University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Study finds voters concerned with privacy in US elections
Ever had the feeling that someone was looking over your shoulder while you voted?
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Convenient Election Day voting centers can improve voter turnout: study
The convenience of Election Day voting centers can increase voter turnout, according to a new paper by political scientists Robert Stein of Rice University and Greg Vonnahme of the University of Alabama.
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Oct 31, 2011 |
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Researchers examine impact of 'green politics' on recent national elections
A political candidate's electoral victory or defeat is influenced by his or her stance on climate change policy, according to new Stanford University studies of the most recent presidential and congressional elections.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2011 |
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The 'silent majority' agrees with me, voters believe
We like to think that others agree with us. It's called "social projection," and it helps us validate our beliefs and ourselves. Psychologists have found that we tend to think people who are similar to us in one explicit ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Study reveals cultural characteristics of the Tea Party movement
American voters sympathetic to the Tea Party movement reflect four primary cultural and political beliefs more than other voters do: authoritarianism, libertarianism, fear of change, and negative attitudes toward immigrants ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2011 |
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English language ads better reach Latino audience
English language ads have a greater impact in mobilizing Latino voters than Spanish language ads, according to a study recently published in American Political Research, a SAGE journal.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Endorsements matter but voters are wise to media bias
Newspaper endorsements for presidential candidates can influence voting decisions, according to newly published research co-authored by Brown University economist Brian Knight. The paper, co-authored by Chun Fang Chiang, ...
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Jul 28, 2011 |
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Study shows voter turnout can be increased with simple word change
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by social psychologist Christopher Bryan and his colleagues at Stanford University shows just how easily people can be manipulated using their own vanity; by doing nothing more than changing the ...
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Jul 19, 2011 |
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Study shows that low-information voters are most likely to be swayed by candidates' appearances
The looks of political candidates are a key factor influencing voters, a phenomenon identified by a number of scholars in recent years. Now, a new study by MIT political scientists adds to this body of research by detailing ...
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Jul 18, 2011 |
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Rise in risk inequality helps explain polarized US voters
A new study of political polarization in the United States suggests that changes in the labor market since the 1970s has helped create more Republican and Democratic partisans and fewer independents.
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Jul 13, 2011 |
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'Resilience' of US metros measured by online index developed by UB researchers
Which U.S. metro region is most likely to come out of the next recession, natural disaster or other regional "shock" relatively unscathed? Rochester, Minn. A little more battered might be College Station-Bryan, ...
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Jul 11, 2011 |
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Voters in red states and blue states virtually the same on the issues, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Take a random person from a so-called “red state,” and the odds are nearly 50/50 that he or she would actually be more liberal on political issues than a random resident of a “blue ...
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Jun 08, 2011 |
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