Il comportamento elettorale: indagine esplorativa.

This exploratory investigation is aimed to probe what factors were involved in the voting process for the specific election appointment on 4 March 2018. Two samples were interviewed, using the same questionnaire for two different groups. One, was a sample of adults aged 19 to 97, through direct interviews, the other was a sample of university students aged 19 to 28, through an online questionnaire. In the elections of 4 March, 19.3% of the sample and 8.1% of students did not vote. The main motivations were political for the first sample ("I do not believe in keeping the promises of politicians" 28.5%, "I do not recognize myself in any party/movement" 22.6%, "I do not care about politics" 22.1%) and of a political or personal nature for students ("I do not recognize myself in any party/movement" 25.2%, "I had personal commitments made previously" 16.8%, "I do not believe in the promises of politicians" 16.0%). Among those who went to vote, even if they have not done so regularly in the last 5 years, the main motivation was the recognition that voting is a right but also a duty for every citizen (78.5% of the sample and 90.3% of students). Hopes for change were also very high (45.2% and 34.6% respectively). in choosing to go to vote, poor weight had sympathy for a particular candidate (6.5% and 2.0%). There was a high percentage of well informed voters for both groups (89.2% of the first sample and 96.0% of students). The main sources of information were national and local newspapers (54.7% and 57.3%) and political broadcasts (53.6% and 45.3%). The first sample's youth and students used the internet and social media to acquire and exchange information. In fact a small percentage of people say that they have not changed their mind after listening to or reading the information (17.0% and 8.9%), some say they have strengthened their opinions (27.4% and 19.2%) or have drawn ideas for reflection (37.2% and 56.3%).