A study of elections has shown that the result of sports events can affect the overall results. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that when the home team wins the game before the election, the incumbent candidates can increase their share of the vote by 1.5 percent, while a loss had the opposite effect
Kafukufuku wa zisankho wasonyeza kuti zotsatira za zochitika zamasewera zikhoza kukhudza  zotsatira zonse. Kafukufuku wofalitsidwa mu Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences anasonyeza kuti gulu la kunyumba likapambana maseŵerawo chisankho chisanachitike, ofuna kusankhidwawo akhoza kuwonjezera mavoti awo ndi 1.5 peresenti, pamene kuluza kukhoza kukhala ndi zotsatira zosiyana.
