Documentary review of electoral behavior since abstentionism, participation and clientelism

The present article deepens in the current research advances that are made from the CANANGUACHALES Research Group, which looks for the political-electoral behavior analysis from the city of Neiva, starting from city council electoral results between the years 2007 and 2015. Firstly, the group analyze how the political patronage phenomenon has become a must inside the political structures in the city, where the existence of the traditional families from the two main political parties Liberal and Conservador has made easier the construction of patronage networks. Secondly, a study about the electoral behavior from Neiva City is carried out based on the application of different electoral indices which show the tendencies and typical behaviors. In addition, the political-electoral behavior from a community will be covered. From this analysis as a political fact, the research group intends to analyze the electoral behavior from the voters during the election between 2007 and 2015 in the city of neiva, where it is necessary the explanation of the political parties from the country history, the relationship that every party has with its voters, its rol along Colombian
history and society and the electoral results that motivates it to participate in a voters event as decisive actors in democracy. In this article the documentary review made from 3 different data basis, datos SCIELO, Biblioteca digital Univalle, Dialnet, with 15 checked articles, from which 8 were chosen will be presented.