Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of social and economic factors on political participation in elections among the people of Kangan and Asalouye.
Materials and methods: The current research is of an applied type and was carried out using a survey method. The statistical population of this research consists of all people living in Kangan and Asaluyeh cities, and 382 people were calculated as a sample population through Cochran's formula. The questionnaires used in this research were researcher-made questionnaires that examined the variables of religious socialization dimension, social networks dimension, economic base, social and economic dimension with the level of political participation. Data analysis was carried out in two parts, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, such as checking hypotheses with regression test and t-test with SPSS software.
Findings: The findings showed that all research variables have a direct and positive relationship with political participation, and there was a significant relationship between political participation and electoral behavior of the people in both cities.
Conclusion: As a result, to increase the amount of political participation, attention should be paid to the type of socialization, social networks and the economic and social base of the people.