Examining voter turnout using multiscale geographically weighted regression: The case of Slovakia

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F23%3A10469679" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/23:10469679 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00132230

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=JGWC3vmj0S" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=JGWC3vmj0S</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2023-0014" target="_blank" >10.2478/mgr-2023-0014</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Examining voter turnout using multiscale geographically weighted regression: The case of Slovakia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Voter turnout is an essential aspect of elections and often reflects the attitude of a country&apos;s population towards democracyand politics. Therefore, examining the distribution of voter turnout and determining the factors that influence whetheror not people will vote is crucial. This study aims to find significant factors that underlie the different levels of electoralparticipation across regions in Slovakia during the 2020 parliamentary elections. In this interpretation, special attentionis paid to the ability of the main theories of voter turnout to explain the behaviour of Slovak voters. The primary analyticaltool is multiscale geographically weighted regression, which represents an advanced local regression modelling variant.The results indicate that the multiscale geographically weighted regression is superior to the global ordinary least squaremodel in virtually all aspects. Voter turnout is generally higher in economically and socially prosperous localities andregions, which is in line with the societal modernisation theory. Additionally, factors connected to mobilisation theory andthe concept of &apos;left behind places&apos; also proved to be valuable. However, in other cases, such as with the share of retirees andpotential habitual voting, the outcomes were not overly convincing, and further research is required.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Examining voter turnout using multiscale geographically weighted regression: The case of Slovakia

Popis výsledku anglicky

Voter turnout is an essential aspect of elections and often reflects the attitude of a country&apos;s population towards democracyand politics. Therefore, examining the distribution of voter turnout and determining the factors that influence whetheror not people will vote is crucial. This study aims to find significant factors that underlie the different levels of electoralparticipation across regions in Slovakia during the 2020 parliamentary elections. In this interpretation, special attentionis paid to the ability of the main theories of voter turnout to explain the behaviour of Slovak voters. The primary analyticaltool is multiscale geographically weighted regression, which represents an advanced local regression modelling variant.The results indicate that the multiscale geographically weighted regression is superior to the global ordinary least squaremodel in virtually all aspects. Voter turnout is generally higher in economically and socially prosperous localities andregions, which is in line with the societal modernisation theory. Additionally, factors connected to mobilisation theory andthe concept of &apos;left behind places&apos; also proved to be valuable. However, in other cases, such as with the share of retirees andpotential habitual voting, the outcomes were not overly convincing, and further research is required.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Moravian Geographical Reports

ISSN

1210-8812

e-ISSN

2199-6202

Svazek periodika

31

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

153-164

Kód UT WoS článku

001082385900004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85174703588