Voting

Psephology is the scientific study and statistical analysis of elections and voting.

Through employing various quantitative methods and data analysis, psephologists seek to …

An “elastic state” is one whose voting outcome in a presidential election is relatively sensitive or responsive to changes in political conditions, such as a …

Fusion voting allows a candidate’s name to appear on multiple parties’ ballot lines, and to combine his or her votes from those lines.

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Straight ticket voting allows voters to choose every candidate on a single party’s slate by making just one ballot mark.

Over the years, many states …

A split ticket is when a voter chooses candidates from different political parties in the same election.

This practice reflects an individual’s willingness to evaluate …

A “shy voter” is one who does not admit to supporting a certain candidate to pollsters, but still votes for that candidate in the election.…