Add to ORKGThis study investigates the relationship between voter travel distance to polling places in Worcester, MA and voter turnout. Linear and geographically-weighted regression are used to evaluate the significance of travel distance and demographic control variables. Worcester appears to be unique when compared to previous studies investigating travel distance and voter turnout. Travel distance to polling place does not reliably predict voter turnout in Worcester, but vehicle ownership, race, and age do
Despite the centrality of voting costs to the paradox of voting, little effort has been made to meas...
abstract: Elections in the United States are highly decentralized with vast powers given to the stat...
This paper considers the impact of distance to polling station upon electoral turnout. Using polling...
This research examines how distance factors into the costs associated with political participation. ...
The degree of ‘localness’ of candidates, including their residential location, has long been theoris...
ABSTRACT: While the United States has existed as a stable two party democracy since its inception, ...
Electoral participation is an important measure of the health of a liberal democracy. The determinan...
The degree of 'localness' of candidates, including their residential location, has long been theoris...
An alternative view of Tiebout’s original thesis is that individuals currently in a local area facin...
The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is esse...
The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is esse...
The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is esse...
We measure the overall influence of contextual versus individual factors (e.g., voting rules and med...
I study the effects of voting costs—specifically, distance to polling location—using geographic disc...
Do voters turn out more or less frequently when surrounded by those like them? While decades of rese...
Despite the centrality of voting costs to the paradox of voting, little effort has been made to meas...
abstract: Elections in the United States are highly decentralized with vast powers given to the stat...
This paper considers the impact of distance to polling station upon electoral turnout. Using polling...
This research examines how distance factors into the costs associated with political participation. ...
The degree of ‘localness’ of candidates, including their residential location, has long been theoris...
ABSTRACT: While the United States has existed as a stable two party democracy since its inception, ...
Electoral participation is an important measure of the health of a liberal democracy. The determinan...
The degree of 'localness' of candidates, including their residential location, has long been theoris...
An alternative view of Tiebout’s original thesis is that individuals currently in a local area facin...
The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is esse...
The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is esse...
The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is esse...
We measure the overall influence of contextual versus individual factors (e.g., voting rules and med...
I study the effects of voting costs—specifically, distance to polling location—using geographic disc...
Do voters turn out more or less frequently when surrounded by those like them? While decades of rese...
Despite the centrality of voting costs to the paradox of voting, little effort has been made to meas...
abstract: Elections in the United States are highly decentralized with vast powers given to the stat...
This paper considers the impact of distance to polling station upon electoral turnout. Using polling...