Social Sciences
8 years ago

New study reveals true extent of strategic voting in elections

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Social interactions in voting behavior: distinguishing between strategic voting and the bandwagon effect
Haldun Evrenk, Chien-Yuan Sher

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The article distinguishes between strategic voting (voting to prevent a disliked candidate from winning) and bandwagon effect voting (voting for the expected winner). They found that only 4.22% of voters strategically voted in the 2005 UK general election, lower than self-reported numbers. The difference between actual and reported strategic voting was not due to the bandwagon effect.