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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > polls and public opinion > incentives for voting
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > consumers and audiences > polls and public opinion > incentives for voting
... > social science subjects > business and management > types of industry > communication industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > consumers and audiences > polls and public opinion > incentives for voting
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > consumers and audiences > polls and public opinion > incentives for voting
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > consumers and audiences > polls and public opinion > incentives for voting
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > consumers and audiences > polls and public opinion > incentives for voting

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incentives for voting  

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  • ACCORDING TO AN influential 1957 analysis by Anthony Downs, applying economic theory to voting, it is irrational to vote. This is true because for each individual, the odds of their vote changing the outcome of an election is extremely small. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Voting, Incentives for]

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