The youth electoral enrollment: considerations about political behavior and electoral behavior of the youth in Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil

Abstract

This article analyzes the electoral enrollment of the youth from Rio Grande do Sul between the years 2000 and 2012. Employing the theoretical approach of political culture, we utilize the findings about behavior, attendance and political participation of youth in Brazil and in South America to discuss local reality. We use a quantitative approach. The data analyzed were obtained by the Regional Electoral Court of Rio Grande do Sul, or by the Superior Electoral Court, and, by the Economics and Statistics Foundation. We also utilize secondary sources from surveys as the one from IBOPE/2013 and from IBASE/2008.