Psephology in the United States

Psephology (in Politics)

Related to political science, the following is a definition of Psephology in the U.S. practice of politics: The scientific study and statistical analysis of elections and voting.

The term was coined in 1952 by Oxford Professor R. B. McCallum and is derived from the Greek word psephos, which means pebble, and references the pebbles used by the Ancient Greeks to cast their votes.