psephology

noun2

1. •
   The predictive or statistical study of elections.

   • It therefore seems appropriate to preface this book with a discussion of why elections merit study and an examination of how much has been or can be learnt from psephology. — 1952
2. •
   An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria.

   • The numbers 99, 88, and 22 seem to belong to some system of mystic psephology, Or gematria as the Kabbalists afterwards called it. — 1924