Voting Behavior and Mortality Risk in Older Adults: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
These findings support voting as a potential social determinant of health. Voting is often promoted as a public health initiative enhancing community health, and it may also be associated with better health outcomes for voters. The results inform public health policy initiatives promoting voter participation, particularly among aging populations.
Authors
- Femida Handy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3200-8042)
- Sara Konrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9182-0095)
Institutions
- Eli Lilly (United States) (US)
- York University (CA)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag034
- Primary Topic
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00