ROLE OF VOTER'S PROFILE

Role of Voter's Profile

Role of Voter's Profile

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to understand the role of voter's profile in understanding the way through which they vote. Different analysts claim that there is a great role of the voters profile in understanding that how they vote. There can be various significant differences which can be considered in the voter's profiles for the purpose of understanding the role of voters in the election procedure. Thus, these differences are very helpful in understanding the ways through which the voters vote.

Discussion

There is a very direct influence of voter's profile in understanding the ways through which they vote. Voters belong to different classes and age groups. They belong to different cultures and ethnicities (Braithwaite, 1955, p. 12). Thus, it is important to understand the ways through which the voters place their votes. The profile of the voters is of significant importance in order to understand the ways through which the voters place their votes. As a result of this overlap, this aspect of the subject adresses both educated and inform voters at the same time except where it is otherwise indicated. Civic education no longer is the main point that focuses on this aspect of the subject, but occupies the entire part which has been allocated to them (McClelland, 1978, p. 446). Because voter information and voter education often represent an important component of civic education programs; therefore, it has been included in some civic education products in the section on material samples.

This report analyzes data from the post-election survey aimed to identify the main reasons for the behavior of voters and non-voting in the general elections of December 8, 2008. The questionnaire was designed by Professor Francois Gelineau. The interviews were carried out by Jolicoeur et Associes between 9 December 2008 and 24 January 2009. Respondents were selected from a random sample of 3619 telephone numbers. In total, 999 interviews were completed. The response rate stood at 38.4% (Markovitz, 1959, p. 14). Due to some phenomena, the tendency of respondents to choose for socially desirable responses and predisposition to respond voters election surveys, public opinion polls tend to overstate participation rates. In order to increase the representation of non-voting individuals, a sampling strategy was further introduced. This strategy granted a higher probability of selection of non-voters in households which included both voters and non-voters (Kendall, 1948, p. 34).

To understand the causes of abstention, it seems appropriate to begin by establishing the socio-demographic profile of voters and non-voters. Several characteristics have already been identified in other studies on participation election. In general, the literature on the determinants of electoral participation argues that men, older people, people who have reached a higher level of education and those with higher household incomes are more likely to vote (Kemeny, 1959, p. 577). In the specific context of Canada and Quebec, it is generally observed that the French vote more than other groups language and the immigrants who arrived during the past decade ...