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At a Glance The study shows that bad weather affects not only whether people vote but how people vote, too.

A person who would have voted for a Democrat if the weather had been good is likely to vote for a Republican if it's rainy.

The rainy weather may make the voter more averse to risk, a trait shared by conservatives.

Not only does bad weather affect turnout on Election Day, but it could also cause some voters to pick a Republican instead of the Democrat they had planned to elect.

A study by researchers at Dartmouth College and the Australian National University found that at least 1 percent of voting-age adults in the United States who would have voted for a Democrat if the weather had been good, voted for a Republican instead on rainy election days.

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“Our study suggests that weather conditions may affect people’s decisions on not only whether to vote but also who they vote for ,” Yusaku Horiuchi, a professor of government at Dartmouth and co-author of the study, said in a news release. In other words, the bad weather puts some Democrats in a mood that makes them want to vote Republican, the study found.

A previous study showed Republican candidates get a boost from bad weather . Horiuchi and co-author Woo Chang Kang of the Australian National University noticed that the Republican share of the vote increased by more than could be explained by lower turnout alone. Republicans got more votes in absolute terms – not just percentages – when it rained.

Kang and Horiuchi say it has been documented that weather conditions affect human behavior. Rainy weather could affect voters' moods and make them more averse to risk , according to USA Today. Research has shown that conservatives tend to be more risk-averse than liberals. So the Republicans get the boost, the study suggests.

Voting in Florida

The Florida Panhandle alone could provide dozens of research opportunities this Election Day. The disruptions caused by Hurricane Michael have led Gov. Rick Scott to allow election supervisors in Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty and Washington counties to relax voting rules, CNN reported.

Scott’s executive order allows for more early voting locations and extending early voting to Election Day instead of ending it the weekend before, the report added. Rules for mail ballots have also been relaxed.