As motivações para o voto em eleitores da cidade de Fortaleza

Abstract

Several studies seek to understand the motivations of the voters in deciding their vote. In the midst of several studies that explain the behavior of voters, was a brief literature review. Next, was performed a field survey with 45 voters, divided by income criteria, as was suggested in one of the books that voters in rapid economic rise also would change their electoral behavior. The questionnaires were administered according to the division of economic classes conducted by Economic Classification Criterion Brazil, measured by the Getulio Vargas Foundation. Thus, it can be stratified into 5 income groups, for facilitating the questionnaires, qualitative and structured. It was concluded that the electors that were entevied are hardly put in a profile of ideal elector. They are not influenciend just by the mídia, like the bibliography ordinarily affirms. Beyond this, the elector seeks for help in his/her family in order to decide in who to vote. Those who works during an electoral campaing, many times ending up voting for the person that they were working for. Few appear as rational voters, not only by lack of time but also by the lack of interest of many respondents to do so.