Editing Politician (section)

==Characteristics==

Numerous scholars have studied the characteristics of politicians and in economic class to explain characteristics impact on politicians' effectiveness and electoral success, comparing politicians involves different dimensions such as level of government (the local and national levels), political ideology (liberal or the more conservative), [[Social class|economic class]], and comparing the more successful and less successful in terms of elections.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Prinz |first1=Timothy S |chapter=The career paths of elected politicians: a review and prospectus |pages=11–63 |editor1-last=Williams |editor1-first=Shirley |editor2-last=Lascher |editor2-first=Edward L. |title=Ambition and Beyond: Career Paths of American Politicians |date=1993 |publisher=Institute of Governmental Studies Press, University of California, Berkeley |isbn=978-0-87772-338-7 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Carnes |first1=Nicholas |last2=Lupu |first2=Noam |title=The Economic Backgrounds of Politicians |journal=Annual Review of Political Science |date=15 June 2023 |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=253–270 |doi=10.1146/annurev-polisci-051921-102946 |ssrn=4480849 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
Demographic factors such as age, gender, education, income, and race/ethnicity, play a role in shaping shape voter behavior and political preferences<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kulachai |first1=W. |last2=Lerdtomornsakul |first2=U. |last3=Homyamyen |first3=P. |date=2023 |title="Factors influencing voting decision: A comprehensive literature review" |journal=Social Sciences |volume=12 |issue=9 |page=469 |publisher=MDPI|doi=10.3390/socsci12090469 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Also, educational background in politics also plays an important role in shaping the political awareness of politicians and plays a major role in increasing people's confidence in them.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hooghe |first1=Marc |last2=Dassonneville |first2=Ruth |last3=Marien |first3=Sofie |date=2015 |title=The impact of education on the development of political trust: Results from a five year panel study among late adolescents and young adults in Belgium |url=https://chairedemocratie.openum.ca/files/sites/98/2016/10/Hooghe-et-al_PS_Postprint.pdf |publisher=Political Studies.}}</ref>