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Voting conservative and mortality

S V Kondrichin1, D Lester

  • 1Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 8, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Lower support for Ronald Reagan in 1980 US presidential elections correlated with higher mortality rates. This finding mirrors a similar pattern observed in Great Britain during 1996, suggesting a potential link between political leanings and public health outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Political Science
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Political factors can influence public health outcomes.
  • Previous research indicated a correlation between voting patterns and mortality in Great Britain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between presidential election results and mortality rates in American states.
  • To determine if the British finding could be replicated in the United States.

Main Methods:

  • Ecological study design.
  • Analysis of 1980 US presidential election vote share data.
  • Correlation with state-level mortality rates.

Main Results:

  • A statistically significant inverse relationship was observed: lower votes for Reagan were associated with higher mortality rates.
  • This pattern replicated the findings from Great Britain in 1996.

Conclusions:

  • Political affiliation and voting behavior may be linked to population health.
  • Further research is warranted to explore the mechanisms behind this association.

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