In recent election cycles, especially during the 2020 US presidential election cycle, individuals displayed a renewed and heightened sense of civic, social, and political involvement. Voter turnout was high in the 2020 presidential election, the highest for any other presidential election since 1900. I submit that the psychological influences of populism and psychological involvement foster this high turnout. Using the 2020 American National Election Study, this article examines their influences on political behavior. It places greater focus on populism because scholars of American elections rarely test it as an individual-level force in presidential elections and because scholars do not examine it with psychological involvement simultaneously. I find that populism and psychological involvement are distinct concepts, both boost voter turnout, and they shape vote choice and candidate affect.Related ArticlesAguado, N. A. 2022. "When Charismatic Leadership Trumps Social Networking: Searching for the Effects of Social Media on Beliefs of Electoral Legitimacy." Politics & Policy 50, no. 5: 942-951. Craig, S. C., and J. Gainous. 2024. "To Vote or Not to Vote? Fake News, Voter Fraud, and Support for Postponing the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election." Politics & Policy 52, no. 1: 33-50. Deegan-Krause, K., and T. Haughton. 2009. "Toward a More Useful Conceptualization of Populism: Types and Degrees of Populist Appeals in the Case of Slovakia." Politics & Policy 37, no. 4: 821-841.Related ArticlesAguado, N. A. 2022. "When Charismatic Leadership Trumps Social Networking: Searching for the Effects of Social Media on Beliefs of Electoral Legitimacy." Politics & Policy 50, no. 5: 942-951. Craig, S. C., and J. Gainous. 2024. "To Vote or Not to Vote? Fake News, Voter Fraud, and Support for Postponing the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election." Politics & Policy 52, no. 1: 33-50. Deegan-Krause, K., and T. Haughton. 2009. "Toward a More Useful Conceptualization of Populism: Types and Degrees of Populist Appeals in the Case of Slovakia." Politics & Policy 37, no. 4: 821-841.Related ArticlesAguado, N. A. 2022. "When Charismatic Leadership Trumps Social Networking: Searching for the Effects of Social Media on Beliefs of Electoral Legitimacy." Politics & Policy 50, no. 5: 942-951. Craig, S. C., and J. Gainous. 2024. "To Vote or Not to Vote? Fake News, Voter Fraud, and Support for Postponing the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election." Politics & Policy 52, no. 1: 33-50. Deegan-Krause, K., and T. Haughton. 2009. "Toward a More Useful Conceptualization of Populism: Types and Degrees of Populist Appeals in the Case of Slovakia." Politics & Policy 37, no. 4: 821-841. En los ciclos electorales recientes, especialmente durante el ciclo electoral presidencial estadounidense de 2020, las personas mostraron un sentido renovado y elevado de participaci & oacute;n c & iacute;vica, social y pol & iacute;tica. La participaci & oacute;n electoral fue alta en las elecciones presidenciales de 2020, la m & aacute;s alta en cualquier otra elecci & oacute;n presidencial desde 1900. Sostengo que las influencias psicol & oacute;gicas del populismo y la participaci & oacute;n psicol & oacute;gica fomentan esta alta participaci & oacute;n. Utilizando el Estudio de las elecciones nacionales estadounidenses de 2020, este art & iacute;culo examina sus influencias en el comportamiento pol & iacute;tico. Pone mayor atenci & oacute;n en el populismo porque los estudiosos de las elecciones estadounidenses rara vez lo prueban como una fuerza a nivel individual en las elecciones presidenciales y porque los estudiosos no lo examinan simult & aacute;neamente con una implicaci & oacute;n psicol & oacute;gica. Encuentro que el populismo y la participaci & oacute;n psicol & oacute;gica son conceptos distintos, ambos aumentan la participaci & oacute;n electoral y moldean la elecci & oacute;n de voto y el afecto de los candidatos. 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