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Taking the Temperature: Implications for Adoption of Election Day Registration, State-Level Voter Turnout, and Life Expectancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2012

A Wuffle ,
Craig Leonard Brians  and
Kristine Coulter
A Wuffle
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
Craig Leonard Brians
Affiliation:
Virginia Tech
Kristine Coulter
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
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Abstract

We consider the neglected importance of temperature as an explanatory variable. We show that: (1) colder states have turnout that is high relative to the national average; (2) the coldest states in the United States were more likely to adopt Election Day Registration (EDR) than other states, and very hot states never did so; and (3) those who live in colder states live longer.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 78 - 82
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