Factors affecting local election behavior among eligible voters in Nong Khai Province
Keywords:
political attitude, political participation, electoral behavior, eligible voterAbstract
This study examined differences in local electoral behavior among eligible voters in Nong Khai by personal factors and investigated the relationships and influences of political attitudes and political participation on such behavior. The sample comprised 400 respondents obtained through stratified sampling across nine districts. The research instrument was a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire consisting of four sections: personal factors, political attitudes, political participation, and local election behavior. Content validity was reviewed by five experts, and reliability for the whole scale and subscales was at acceptable levels. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA with pairwise comparisons, Pearson correlations, and multiple regression. Assumption checks showed that there was linearity, independence of errors, normality of residuals, homoscedasticity, and no multicollinearity within acceptable limits. Findings showed high levels of political attitudes, political participation, and local electoral behavior. Group comparisons revealed significant disparities based on monthly income and an age effect limited to the ideology dimension, whereas sex, marital status, occupation, and political experience exhibited no significant differences. There was a strong positive correlation between political participation and voting behavior, and a moderate positive correlation between political attitudes and voting behavior. Multiple regression confirmed positive influences of both predictors on electoral behavior, with political participation exerting the stronger effect. The model fit indices were satisfactory.
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