Are You Sure? How Anxiety Influences Voters Decision-Making when Selecting Candidates

• In Event: Polarization and Policy

Brief Overview

Does anxiety lead to voters making incorrect candidate choices? Our goal is to examine the role anxiety plays in voter decision-making. We argue individuals with higher levels of anxiety are more susceptible to wrong decisions when voting.

Authors

• Samuel D Schutt, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Desmond D. Wallace, Alfred University