Issue voting
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The term issue voting describes when voters cast their vote in elections based on political issues.[1][2] In the context of an election, issues include "any questions of public policy which have been or are a matter of controversy and are sources of disagreement between political parties.”[3] According to the theory of issue voting, voters compare the candidates' respective principles against their own in order to decide for whom to vote.[4][5]