Iranian Journal of Sociology

Abstract The complex and vague relationship between the type of occupation and election participation has received little attention in Iran. This article attempted to investigate the relationship between the two variables in the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Presidential Elections using the comparative research method. The research findings showed that the election periods, as independent variables, have significant impacts on election participation, so we cannot create an index for all of the election periods.
In the Tenth and Eleventh election periods, the rates of election participation among businesses were lower than the private sector. Furthermore, the participation rate is low among the following occupation: service personnel and sellers, technicians and assistants, specialists, and workers.