scientific journal Political Sociology of the Islamic Revolution

The impact of provincial development level on the electoral behavior of Iranian people (first to thirteenth presidential elections).1

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyed Rahim Abolhasani 1
milad ghanbari adivi 2

1 Faculty of Political Science, University of Tehran

2 دانشجوی دکترا

Abstract
Political participation in general, and electoral participation in particular, have long been compelling and widely discussed topics among sociologists and political scientists. Scholars and researchers in the field of electoral behavior have examined and tested various factors and ideas to analyze voting behavior in different studies.



The present paper, which is the result of research on the electoral behavior of the Iranian people, seeks to investigate the impact of provincial development levels on electoral behavior during the thirteen presidential elections in Iran (1979–2021).



The research data on voter turnout across different provinces in these thirteen elections were extracted from the Statistical Yearbook of the Ministry of Interior. The data analysis method was based on secondary data analysis, using measures of central tendency, descriptive statistics, as well as related tables and charts.



The research findings indicate that in Iran, the level of provincial development has not had a direct correlation with voter turnout. Instead, participation has been influenced by broader structural factors, including political variables and the overall electoral atmosphere.

Keywords

Keywords: Political participation
Electoral participation
Presidential elections
Development level

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