Voting based upon expectations of what a candidate will do once in office is called __________.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Prospective voting is when voters choose a candidate based on their expected performance in office. This differs from retrospective voting where voters evaluate a candidate's past performance in office. Expectant voting, future voting, and tentative voting are not commonly used terms in political science, and clairvoyant voting assumes an almost supernatural ability to accurately predict a candidate's future behavior.

Voting Based Upon Expectations of What a Candidate Will Do