Cognitive Ability Rivals the Effect of Political Sophistication on Ideological Voting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340324 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stig Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen (0000-0002-7067-847X, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 773-787 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912916662357 |
| OpenAlex | W2460941765 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 74 |
This article examines the impact of cognitive ability on ideological voting. We find, using a U.S. sample and a Danish sample, that the effect of cognitive ability rivals the effect of the traditionally strongest predictor of ideological voting, political sophistication. Furthermore, the results are consistent with the effect of cognitive ability being partly mediated by political sophistication. Much of the effect of cognitive ability remains, however, and is not explained by differences in education or openness to experience either. The implications of these results for democratic theory are discussed
Cognition · Democracy · Economics · Ideology · Openness to experience · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sample (material · Social science · Sociology · Sophistication · Voting · Voting behavior · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |