We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and …

We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and …

populations, accounting for income and other influences, group identity increased voter turnout on average by some 8 percentage … points in local elections and decreased voter turnout by some 20 percentage points in national elections. We empirically … investigate the effect of group identity on voter turnout and also evaluate whether group identity resulted in budgetary imbalance …

populations, accounting for income and other influences, group identity increased voter turnout on average by some 8 percentage … points in local elections and decreased voter turnout by some 20 percentage points in national elections. We empirically … investigate the effect of group identity on voter turnout and also evaluate whether group identity resulted in budgetary imbalance …

increasingly close. They conjecture that if voters are instrumentally motivated there would be enormous increases in voter turnout … for presidential elections as they became close. When they find no consistent relationship between closeness and turnout … they emphasize. They do see reasons why voting turnout would be moderated other than the dramatic probability of a decisive …