AFTER ALL, WHO WENT TO VOTE IN 2022

The 2022 presidential election was the most competitive ever held in the country. In a contest with such uncertain outcomes, details that were often overlooked in past elections could make a difference in the result. Among these, voter abstention gained special attention in both rounds. The belief t...

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Autor: Nicolau, Jairo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Repositorio:Caderno CRH
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/55559
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/crh/article/view/55559
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Eleições
Comparecimento
Voto
Democracia
Abstenção
Representação Política
Elections
Turnout
Vote
Democracy
Abstention
Élections
Participation
Démocratie
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Sumario:The 2022 presidential election was the most competitive ever held in the country. In a contest with such uncertain outcomes, details that were often overlooked in past elections could make a difference in the result. Among these, voter abstention gained special attention in both rounds. The belief that voter turnout could influence the election outcome guided the campaign coordinators of Lula and Bolsonaro to act in favor of voter turnout during the final stretch of the campaign. This study analyzes the turnout rates and sociodemographic profile of the voters who went to the polls and those who abstained from voting in both rounds in 2022. We will also examine the profile of those who justified their vote. The results indicate that the voter turnout rate in the 2022 elections (79% in the first round, 80% in the second round) is similar to previous elections. The novelty is that the percentage of voters who turned out in the second round was, for the first time, higher than that of the first round.