The term is more common in Britain and in those English-speaking communities that rely heavily on the British standard of the language.
[3]) Psephology is a division of political science that deals with the examination as well as the statistical analysis of elections and polls.
Psephology also has various applications specifically in analysing the results of election returns for current indicators, as opposed to predictive purposes.
For instance, the Gallagher Index measures the amount of proportional representation in an election.
Knowledge of demographics, statistical analysis and politics (especially electoral systems and voting behaviour) are prerequisites for becoming a psephologist.