Analysis of Ohio Nurses' Voting Behaviors 2020-2023.

Autor:	Ludwick RE; Department of Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, United States., Zalon ML; Department of Nursing, University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States., Patton RM; Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB), Case Western Reserve University, Lakewood, Ohio, United States., Baughman KR; Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Policy, politics & nursing practice [Policy Polit Nurs Pract] 2024 Nov 11, pp. 15271544241298259. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 11.
DOI:	10.1177/15271544241298259
Abstrakt:	This study provides baseline data for voting patterns and the political affiliation of licensed nurses (licensed practical nurses [LPNs], registered nurses [RNs], and advanced practice registered nurses [APRNs]) in Ohio for the November 2020, 2022, and 2023 general elections. Using two public databases (licensed nurses and registered voters), the findings for 73.7% of all licensed nurses registered to vote are reported, including 18,894 APRNs, 30,731 LPNs, and 137,353 RNs. Compared to the Ohio population eligible to vote, one in 32 persons of the voting-eligible population is a licensed nurse, and one in 51 registered voters in Ohio is an RN. The data show that 11% of the nurses never voted in any of the three general elections, and 47.7% voted in all three. LPNs had the lowest voting (34%) record, while about 48% of RNs and 52% of APRNs voted in all three. Like Ohio's public, nurses' party affiliation (Democrat, Republican, unaffiliated) varied, and most were unaffiliated with any party. Party affiliation was significantly associated with nurse licensure type (e.g., LPNs are less likely to be unaffiliated). Controlling for age and party affiliation, APRNs were more likely than LPNs to vote, and RNs were more likely than LPNs to vote in each election. Unaffiliated voters were less likely than Democrats to vote in all three elections. Across all elections, older voters were more likely to vote. These baseline findings on nurses' actual voting behavior provide the impetus for engaging nurses individually and collectively in voting and policies that increase voter participation of nurses and the public. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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