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Pigskins and Politics

Linking Expressive Behavior and Voting

David N. Laband

Auburn University, labandn{at}auburn.edu

Ram Pandit

Auburn University

Anne M. Laband

John P. Sophocleus

In this article, the authors use data collected from nearly 4,000 single-family residences in Auburn, Alabama to investigate empirically whether nonpolitical expressiveness (displaying support for Auburn University's football team outside one's home) is related to the probability that at least one resident voted in the national/state/local elections held on November 7, 2006. Controlling for the assessed value of the property and the length of ownership, the authors find that the likelihood of voting by at least one person from a residence with an external display of support for Auburn University is nearly 2 times greater than from a residence without such a display. This suggests that focusing narrowly on voting as a reflection of political expressiveness may lead researchers to overstate the relative importance of expressiveness in the voting context and understate its more fundamental and encompassing importance in a variety of contexts, only one of which may be voting.

Key Words: voting • expressive behavior • college football • team support

This version was published on October 1, 2008

Journal of Sports Economics, Vol. 9, No. 5, 553-560 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1527002507314038
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