Voter turnout in Italian municipal elections, 2002-2013

Federico Revelli

Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers from University of Turin

Abstract: This paper investigates the determinants of voter turnout in a panel dataset of over 15,000 Italian municipal elections through more than a decade. The estimation results show a significant negative effect of the size of the electorate on voter turnout, and an effect of its demographic structure that is compatible with the political life-cycle hypothesis. Moreover, turnout is systematically higher when municipal elections are held at the same time as more salient, higher stakes contests, and all ex post indicators of election closeness are estimated to influence voter turnout in the expected direction.

Pages: pages 24
Date: 2016-11
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Journal Article: Voter Turnout in Italian Municipal Elections, 2002–2013 (2017)
Working Paper: Voter turnout in Italian municipal elections, 2002-2013 (2016)
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