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About This Document: This research centers on the linkage between alienation and voter turnout, by considering the various dimensions of alienation-powerlessness, meaninglessness, and cynicism-and how they might interact to influence the decision on whether to vote. Logit analysis of a pooled American National Election Study data set, 1964-2000, suggests that feelings of powerlessness and meaninglessness depress turnout, as expected. However, increased cynicism can serve to boost turnout among those who display only a moderate amount of powerlessness or meaningless, therefore underscoring an important interactive effect of cynicism on voter turnout. During the past three decades, American have become less attached to the two major political parties, more cynical about elected officials and political institutions, and less confident in their own abilities to influence the political system. This research examines the link between this increase in alienated attitudes and the parallel decline in voter turnout during this same time period. Our approach is that such attitudinal factors contribute as much to the explanation of the voting decision as do the standard demographic and contextual explanations of voter turnout. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Tags: Journal of Political and Military Soc..., Summer 2008, THE EFFECT OF POLITICAL ALIENATION ON..., 1964-2000, Southwell, Priscilla L, Feature, Politics, Elections, Voter behavior, Public opinion surveys, Public officials, Negative campaigning, Multivariate analysis, Government contracts

THE EFFECT OF POLITICAL ALIENATION ON VOTER TURNOUT, 1964-2000

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