Ethnicity and Elections: survey the number of candidates for the eleventh and twelfth presidential elections

The aim of this research is to analyze the difference between the amounts of voting between the eleventh and twelfth presidential candidates of the Islamic Republic of Iran in such provinces as Azarbaijan Sharghi, Kordestan and Kohkilyeh and Boyerahmad. The method of garnering experimental data is of content analysis of quality type. The dates reveal that there is a meaningful relation between the amount of voting and their ethnic tendency. However, with respect to the relation between the representation of ethnic slogans by the candidates and their amount of voting, this can be implied that ethnic tendency cannot be solely deterministic whereas the association of the mentioned candidates to a specific political party wing. In comparison between the eleventh and twelfth presidential election, it became clear that presidential candidates’ tendency toward using ethnic slogans have decreased. Also, the findings of the research, especially in the 11th term, showed that if the candidates address the issue of ethnic slogans and ethnicity and highlight them in their advertisements, it will increase their votes in provinces with a predominantly ethnic population. r, in the But in The twelfth period, the findings of the research reject this rule and do not consider merely addressing ethnic issues as an effective factor in voting for candidates in provinces with a predominantly ethnic population