Socioeconomic or Political Variables? The Determinants of Voter Turnout in Czech Municipalities

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/06181230Haman-Skolnik-3-2020.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/06181230Haman-Skolnik-3-2020.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/sociologia.2020.52.3.10" target="_blank" >10.31577/sociologia.2020.52.3.10</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Socioeconomic or Political Variables? The Determinants of Voter Turnout in Czech Municipalities

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The article contributes to the debate on the relationship between voter turnout and socioeconomic and political variables at the local level in the Czech Republic. We investigated the 2018 Czech municipal elections. We constructed an original dataset composed of 6,229 municipalities. Also, we created a second dataset consisted of 205 municipalities with extended jurisdiction and Prague, which included a composite Index of quality of life (including variables that are part of development indices such as health, economic indicators, education, and many others). From a methodological point of view, we used statistical methods such as ordinary least squares regression to analyze data. We find that a higher quality of life in a municipality is positively associated with a higher voter turnout. Furthermore, the running incumbent does not have an effect on voter turnout. We find that the presence of at least two candidate lists in smaller municipalities increases voter turnout by 10 %. Also, we confirm that municipalities with contest-free elections (the number of candidates is equal or less than assigned seats) have much lower voter turnout. Moreover, the increase in the number of candidates per voter also increases voter turnout, which may be due to the personal ties with candidates.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Socioeconomic or Political Variables? The Determinants of Voter Turnout in Czech Municipalities

Popis výsledku anglicky

The article contributes to the debate on the relationship between voter turnout and socioeconomic and political variables at the local level in the Czech Republic. We investigated the 2018 Czech municipal elections. We constructed an original dataset composed of 6,229 municipalities. Also, we created a second dataset consisted of 205 municipalities with extended jurisdiction and Prague, which included a composite Index of quality of life (including variables that are part of development indices such as health, economic indicators, education, and many others). From a methodological point of view, we used statistical methods such as ordinary least squares regression to analyze data. We find that a higher quality of life in a municipality is positively associated with a higher voter turnout. Furthermore, the running incumbent does not have an effect on voter turnout. We find that the presence of at least two candidate lists in smaller municipalities increases voter turnout by 10 %. Also, we confirm that municipalities with contest-free elections (the number of candidates is equal or less than assigned seats) have much lower voter turnout. Moreover, the increase in the number of candidates per voter also increases voter turnout, which may be due to the personal ties with candidates.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA20-02098S" target="_blank" >GA20-02098S: Politická soutěž a lokální demokracie v komparativní perspektivě</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Sociológia

ISSN

0049-1225

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

52

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

SK - Slovenská republika

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

222-244

Kód UT WoS článku

000543489200002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85090754142