Journal article
Voters as forecasters: a micromodel of election prediction
International journal of forecasting, Vol.15(2), pp.175-184
04/01/1999
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2070(98)00063-6
Abstract
Much presidential election forecasting research employs macromodels based on national economic and political fluctuations. Micromodels based on surveys of individuals exist, but they are almost entirely pre-election explorations of vote intention. What has been neglected are micromodels derived from vote expectations. We show, by analysis of the American National Election Surveys 1956–1996, that voters themselves can forecast who will win the presidential election. We go on to explain some of sources of this forecasting ability, and to evaluate its precision. Voter forecasting models emerge as a useful alterative to current approaches.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Voters as forecasters: a micromodel of election prediction
- Creators
- Michael S Lewis-Beck - Dept. of Political Science, Iowa City, IA 52242, USACharles Tien - Dept. of Political Science, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, Room 1724 Hunter West Bldg., New York, NY 10021, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of forecasting, Vol.15(2), pp.175-184
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0169-2070(98)00063-6
- ISSN
- 0169-2070
- eISSN
- 1872-8200
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/1999
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984025662002771
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