Pesquisa sobre a percepção dos eleitores na escolha dos representantes políticos de Santana do Livramento/RS

Abstract

This study was carried out by means of an approach of current and relevant issues with the intention to present tendencies, although small, and not an absolute truth on the subject. The purpose was to analyze the reasons that led the voters of Santana do Livramento / RS to vote blank, void or abstain from voting in the election of their political representatives. 2 Through a quantitative analysis, this research was carried out in the second half of 2017 and was characterized as a descriptive explanatory case study in which the respondents in the central region of the city, with ages ranging from 18 years to 35 years and from the age of 36 years onwards, guided by a data collection instrument were submitted to a questionnaire, containing closed, multiple choice and objective questions in which the data are presented through graphs and statistical tables. In general, the research showed that the vast majority of respondents are dissatisfied with democracy in Brazil, are aware of the importance of their vote, speak only sometimes in politics, know the difference between white and void votes, exercise their citizenship in if the vote was not mandatory and are not affiliated to any political party. It should be emphasized that the data collected and analyzed indicate trends and may be used to some extent by candidates who seek subsidies in the half academic.