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Can a beautiful smile win the vote?: The role of candidates' physical ...

Several empirical studies have linked political candidates' electoral success to their physical appearance. We reexamine the effects of candidates' physical ...

The limits of the attractiveness premium in elections - ScienceDirect

We find that physical attractiveness plays no role in determining candidates' vote shares. This applies for candidates' attractiveness score, as well as their ...

Voters vote beautiful: the effect of physical appearance on a national ...

As predicted, the results indicate that attractive candidates averaged more votes than unattractive ones (322 ex 11%, p < 0. 001). An unexpected finding was.

Presidential pretty privilege: Why the physical appearance of ...

Despite what people like to think, everyone judges others' looks. Politicians are no exception to these judgements. Will young voters follow ...

How do candidates' looks affect their election chances?

Good-looking political candidates win more votes around the world. This holds for both male and female candidates. Candidate appearance may be especially.

How a candidate's looks may be swinging your vote (without you ...

Research shows that in elections with low information and poor engagement, candidate attractiveness plays a significant role in how people ...

Blinded by Beauty? Physical Attractiveness and Candidate ... - jstor

In elections, attractive candidates frequently get a vote premium of several percentage points solely based on their looks (Tsafati, Elfassi, and Weismiel-Manor ...

Can a beautiful smile win the vote? | Politics and the Life Sciences

Several empirical studies have linked political candidates' electoral success to their physical appearance. We reexamine the effects of ...

Politics: Being attractive helps, but it isn't everything | ScienceDaily

The question may be as old as democracy itself: are physically attractive people elected more often than less attractive opponents?

Physical appearance and elections: An inequality perspective

A consensus seems to exist around physically attractive candidates winning elections more often. Unfortunately, we have limited ...

No, good looks don't win elections - The Washington Post

Voters in places where they are more likely to catch a disease show a stronger tendency to vote for physically attractive politicians than do ...

Voting is a Beautiful Thing - Personal Care Products Council

More and more people are voting. Nearly 155 million people voted in the 2020 presidential election – significantly more than the 137.5 million ...

Study suggests that attractive candidates for the U.S. House of ...

Research suggests that the electoral success of US House candidates is partly based on perceptions of their physical attractiveness.

Prettier Women Get Elected, Ugly Study Finds - Time

Forget party affiliation, intelligence and political prowess. Women candidates just need to be easy on the eyes, says a Dartmouth study, ...

For female candidates to win, being pretty helps - NBC News

It's a finding that could help justify heavy spending on makeup and wardrobe for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, while at the ...

Opinion | Why Attractive Candidates Win - The New York Times

The preference for attractive politicians seems to ebb and flow with voters' concerns about germs and avoiding disease.

Few Americans Believe 2024 Elections Will Be 'Honest and Open'

Republicans and independents are far more skeptical than Democrats about the legitimacy of the upcoming elections, and nearly two-thirds of the public believe ...

Electoral College tie: Here's what would happen next - NPR

It's very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, ...

The Power of One Vote - Center for American Progress

There are a total of 538 Electoral College votes; for a candidate to be elected president, they must receive a majority—at least 270—of these ...

Election law experts provide post-election insights and analysis

Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Ruth Greenwood, Larry Schwartztol, Guy-Uriel Charles. Credit: Lorin Granger. 'Both parties now can claim the mantle of ...