Facial characteristics and electoral success: Evidence from the Czech Senate elections
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F44555601%3A13510%2F25%3A43899269" target="_blank" >RIV/44555601:13510/25:43899269 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61384399:31150/25:00061514
Result on the web
<a href="https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/asap.70035" target="_blank" >https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/asap.70035</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/asap.70035" target="_blank" >10.1111/asap.70035</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Facial characteristics and electoral success: Evidence from the Czech Senate elections
Original language description
This study examines the impact of physical characteristics, specifically facial symmetry and facial width-to-height ratio, on the electoral success of political candidates (N = 167) in the 2022 Czech Senate elections. These facial metrics are used as objective indicators of facial structure, offering a novel approach in the political context. Candidate data were analyzed using Poisson regression models, revealing significant associations between facial features and electoral outcomes. Higher facial symmetry was consistently linked to better electoral performance, while the effect of fWHR varied by gender, being positive for men and negative for women. These results highlight the broader implications of physical appearance in politics, suggesting that voter biases towards attractive candidates can influence election outcomes. This study contributes to the understanding of non-political factors in electoral success.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50103 - Cognitive sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
O - Projekt operacniho programu
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
ISSN
1529-7489
e-ISSN
1530-2415
Volume of the periodical
25
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
1-16
UT code for WoS article
001650765000005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105016351505