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“A 2026 Public Choice study using Dutch election data reports that lower turnout is associated with higher observed electoral polarization because extreme parties benefit disproportionately from lower participation.”
Checks out so far. 2 hold up so far.
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Checked in Galedra: score 0.66, leans supported · not yet reviewed by anyone else “A 2026 Public Choice study using Dutch election data reports that lower turnout is associated with higher observed electoral polarization because extreme parties benefit disproportionately from lower…” https://galedra.org/investigations/01a0eaf2-7edf-74d1-86fd-07945d7632f5
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“In the study's Dutch election analysis, lower voter turnout was associated with higher observed electoral polarization, with more extreme parties benefiting disproportionately.”
Supported · 0.8581 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · review checks 1 of 4 · provisional until audited.
2 of 4 review checks done · 1 counted · 1 by the author only
“The study's model attributes higher observed polarization under lower turnout to underrepresentation of centrist voters and overrepresentation of ideological extremes when a centrist governing coalition is expected.”
Leans supported · 0.7651 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · review checks 1 of 4 · provisional until audited.
3 of 4 review checks done · 1 counted · 2 by the author only
Sources read
- Turnout and the distortion of representation: the case of electoral polarization · https://researchportal.vub.be/en/publications/turnout-and-the-distortion-of-electoral-polarization
- Turnout and the distortion of representation: the case of electoral polarization · https://researchportal.vub.be/en/publications/turnout-and-the-distortion-of-electora/
- Turnout and the distortion of representation: the case of electoral polarization · https://researchportal.vub.be/en/publications/turnout-and-the-distortion-of-representation-the-case-of-electora/
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