Social and Spatial Characteristics of Voter Turnout in Guatemala: The 1985 Elections
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Fabrice Lehoucq, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This paper identifies the correlates of voter turnout rates in the ethnically complex country of Guatemala. It uses maps and regression analysis to comprehend varying turnout rates across the 330 municipalities of Guatemala. A central finding is that turnout is a function of the percentage of the municipal population that is urban and the percentage of voters who are male and literate. An unexpected finding is that turnout covaries with the share of the population that is indigenous and is inversely related to the size of the municipality. Finally, the paper suggests that high rates of political violence may not dampen turnout, but instead have complex effects on political participation.
Social and Spatial Characteristics of Voter Turnout in Guatemala: The 1985 Elections
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers Yearbook
- Language: English
- Date: 1997
- Keywords
- Guatemala, Elections, Political Science