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Voting and Elections:Who Votes and Why?
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Forms of Political
Participation• Voting
• Discussing politics & attending meetings
• Forming interest groups & PACs
• Contacting public officials
• Campaigning for party/candidate
• Contribute $
• Running for office
• Protesting government decisions
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Elections & Democracy
• 55% (on average) of eligible voters actually vote in presidential elections = lowest of any democracy! Lower percent with mid-term elections.
• Is low voter turn out a problem in the United States?
• Can elections ensure governments will do what the people want?
• Elections are essential for democratic politics.
• Elections are the principal means by which popular sovereignty and majority rule are supposed to work.
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Who Votes More?
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Who votes? What are the main factors?
• Main Factors:
• Socio-Economic Status
• Level of Education (more education increases
likelihood of voting)
• Efficacy (amount of faith and impact citizens feel or
believe they have upon their government)
• Age (the older one is, the more likely one is to vote)
Other Interesting Stats:
• Regional Northerners more than Southerners
• People who work for the government have the highest voting record
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Reasons for Low Voter Turn Out
• Lack of “good” choices
• Eligibility rules & registration requirements
• Alienation, apathy about politics (since the 1960s)
• Lack of voter mobilization and failure of political parties to help register low-income citizens
• The weather (yes, seriously!)
• Date & time of the year (Tuesday, during the week)
• Lack of Motivation
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Why has voting declined?
• Lower personal benefits
• Government is not responsive to the needs of the people
• Some elections are not very competitive
• Declining voter mobilization by political parties
• Declining social connectedness
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Data Analysis: 2008 Presidential Election
• http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/votes.html
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Why has voter turnout been higher in presidential elections than
midterm elections?
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Types of Elections
• Primary Elections
• Closed Primary
• Open Primary
• Blanket Primary- used only in Alaska & Washington
• Runoff Primary
• General Elections
• Special Elections