What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status

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Autor(a) principal: Aguiar, Natália Nunes
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Casalecchi, Gabriel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Opinião Pública (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/op/article/view/8665636
Resumo: The positive association between socioeconomic status (SES) and electoral participation is widely acknowledged. Yet, the mechanisms of such relation are poorly explored. Although compulsory voting is considered capable of mitigating the effects of SES on electoral participation and its abolition is often proposed, hypothetical voluntary turnout in Brazil is rarely discussed. Based on ESEB-2014, we analyze whether voluntary voting could deepen socioeconomic disparities between voters and absentees, besides exploring mechanisms by which SES relates to turnout. Logistic regressions and structural equations were conducted and their results suggest that socioeconomic factors are indirectly related to (hypothetical) electoral participation in Brazil. Moreover, this relation is largely mediated by individual psychological variables of political engagement – especially political interest.
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spelling What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status ¿Y si el voto fuera opcional? Expectativas de participación electoral voluntaria en Brasil y el papel del nivel socioeconómico E se o voto fosse facultativo? Expectativas de participação eleitoral voluntária no Brasil e o papel do status socioeconômicoVoto facultativoParticipação eleitoralIgualdade políticaVoto voluntarioParticipación electoralIgualdad políticaVoluntary votingElectoral participationPolitical equalityThe positive association between socioeconomic status (SES) and electoral participation is widely acknowledged. Yet, the mechanisms of such relation are poorly explored. Although compulsory voting is considered capable of mitigating the effects of SES on electoral participation and its abolition is often proposed, hypothetical voluntary turnout in Brazil is rarely discussed. Based on ESEB-2014, we analyze whether voluntary voting could deepen socioeconomic disparities between voters and absentees, besides exploring mechanisms by which SES relates to turnout. Logistic regressions and structural equations were conducted and their results suggest that socioeconomic factors are indirectly related to (hypothetical) electoral participation in Brazil. Moreover, this relation is largely mediated by individual psychological variables of political engagement – especially political interest.Es convencional decir que el nivel socioeconómico (NSE) y la participación electoral están positivamente asociados, mientras que los mecanismos de esta relación son poco explorados. Aunque el voto obligatorio sea considerado capaz de mitigar el efecto del NSE en el voto y sean frecuentes las propuestas para alterarlo, la hipotética participación electoral voluntaria en Brasil no es muy debatida. Con base en los datos del ESEB-2014, analizamos si el voto voluntario tendería a profundizar la desigualdad socioeconómica entre los votantes y los ausentes con respecto al NSE, y exploramos mecanismos a través de los cuales el NSE afecta la hipotética participación voluntaria. Las regresiones logísticas y las ecuaciones estructurales muestran que la relación entre el NSE y el voto es en gran medida indirecta, mediada por variables psicológicas individuales – especialmente el interés político.A associação positiva entre status socioeconômico (SSE) e participação eleitoral é amplamente apontada, embora os mecanismos dessa relação sejam pouco explorados. Apesar de o voto obrigatório ser visto como mitigador dos efeitos do SSE sobre o comparecimento e de sua abolição ser frequentemente proposta, o hipotético comparecimento eleitoral voluntário é pouco discutido no Brasil. Através de regressões logísticas e equações estruturais, utilizamos dados do Eseb 2014 para avaliar se o voto facultativo tenderia a ampliar a desigualdade socioeconômica entre eleitores e abstentes, bem como para explorar mecanismos de ação do SSE sobre o voto. Os resultados sugerem que a relação entre fatores socioeconômicos e a participação eleitoral voluntária hipotética é, em grande medida, indireta, sendo mediada por variáveis individuais de engajamento político – especialmente o interesse por política.Universidade Estadual de Campinas2021-05-13info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionTextoTextoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/otherapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/op/article/view/8665636Opinião Pública; Vol. 27 No. 1 (2021): jan./abr.; 261-297Opinião Pública; Vol. 27 Núm. 1 (2021): jan./abr.; 261-297Opinião Pública; v. 27 n. 1 (2021): jan./abr.; 261-2971807-0191reponame:Opinião Pública (Online)instname:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)instacron:UNICAMPporhttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/op/article/view/8665636/26696Brazil; 2014Brasil; 2014Brasil; 2014Copyright (c) 2021 Natália Nunes Aguiar, Gabriel Casalecchihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Aguiar, Natália NunesCasalecchi, Gabriel2021-05-13T16:24:57Zoai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8665636Revistahttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/opPUBhttps://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/op/oaicesop@unicamp.br||racael@unicamp.br || rop@unicamp.br1807-01910104-6276opendoar:2021-05-13T16:24:57Opinião Pública (Online) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
¿Y si el voto fuera opcional? Expectativas de participación electoral voluntaria en Brasil y el papel del nivel socioeconómico
E se o voto fosse facultativo? Expectativas de participação eleitoral voluntária no Brasil e o papel do status socioeconômico
title What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
spellingShingle What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
Aguiar, Natália Nunes
Voto facultativo
Participação eleitoral
Igualdade política
Voto voluntario
Participación electoral
Igualdad política
Voluntary voting
Electoral participation
Political equality
title_short What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
title_full What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
title_fullStr What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
title_full_unstemmed What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
title_sort What if the vote were optional? Expectation for voluntary electoral participation in Brazil and the role of socioeconomic status
author Aguiar, Natália Nunes
author_facet Aguiar, Natália Nunes
Casalecchi, Gabriel
author_role author
author2 Casalecchi, Gabriel
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Aguiar, Natália Nunes
Casalecchi, Gabriel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Voto facultativo
Participação eleitoral
Igualdade política
Voto voluntario
Participación electoral
Igualdad política
Voluntary voting
Electoral participation
Political equality
topic Voto facultativo
Participação eleitoral
Igualdade política
Voto voluntario
Participación electoral
Igualdad política
Voluntary voting
Electoral participation
Political equality
description The positive association between socioeconomic status (SES) and electoral participation is widely acknowledged. Yet, the mechanisms of such relation are poorly explored. Although compulsory voting is considered capable of mitigating the effects of SES on electoral participation and its abolition is often proposed, hypothetical voluntary turnout in Brazil is rarely discussed. Based on ESEB-2014, we analyze whether voluntary voting could deepen socioeconomic disparities between voters and absentees, besides exploring mechanisms by which SES relates to turnout. Logistic regressions and structural equations were conducted and their results suggest that socioeconomic factors are indirectly related to (hypothetical) electoral participation in Brazil. Moreover, this relation is largely mediated by individual psychological variables of political engagement – especially political interest.
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