Voter turnout

most and had some of the highest voter turnout for the Democratic primaries. This candidate was Bernie Sanders, since having been taken out of the presidential race Hillary Clinton has taken the spot for the Democratic candidate. Bernie was able to win over many college student with the belief that young people should be able to attend school or college without accumulating a massive amount of debt. Once Bernie was eliminated it could be possible that many voter between ages 18-24 have decided…

Americans classified as Republicans voted for George W. Bush, and about 90% of Democrats voted for John Kerry (Fiorina et al. 2008). However, they argue that voting data alone do not provide enough insight into the voters themselves. Votes are based on a comparison between the voters’ and the candidates’ positions. Therefore, one cannot deduce the voter’s position simply based on the vote. Similarly, Jacobson contrasts survey approval ratings of President Bush, US Senators, and state governors…

Voting percentages of young adults in Canada has been on a gradual decline for the past 30 years, as shown in “Samara: Message Not Delivered”, reaching an all time low during the 2011 Federal Election. Youth voting has seen a decrease in volume due to reasons such as political leaders failing to contact young adults during key electoral times, young adults perceiving that politics are irrelevant to them, and in British Columbia, for example, registering to be eligible to vote in the Provincial…

The last and final reason why lowering the voting age would cause big change is that the states would have to agree for lowering the voting age. Miranda Rosenberg a sixteen year old who wants to vote, says that she must get 489,000 signatures from voters in Florida and she thinks that is a big task to do. Basically, if teenagers really want the voting age to be lowered then…

candidates. This was important because it showed people that there was vocal, enthusiastic support for those candidates. It also gave us the means of speaking directly to voters, who often approached us with questions about the candidates we supported. The other aspect of our GOTV effort was going door to door to talk to possible voters. We made sure they knew where to go vote, urged them to vote if they were hesitant to do so, and answered any questions they may have had about any of the…

constantly changing. Through the formation of political parties, we have advanced through tough times, but they aren’t getting any easier. Electing officials is a large part of democracy, but is often made more difficult by the media which distracts voters from the main idea. It also means that some people just don’t vote at all. Ideally, everyone should be able to receive true information about candidates and parties, and everyone should vote. Political parties were formed in 1787, the first…

goes on to talk about how the voter turnout in the U.S. is lower than a lot of other industrialized countries. We know this because it says that, “The united states has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the world. Most stable democracies register voter turnout rates in the 65 to 80 percent range, far higher than America's. In one of the top five countries, Australia, voting is compulsory- required by law. In the U.S., while a high percentage of registered voters turn out to vote, a much…

young people vote? Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hanan-esaili/why-dont-young-people-vote_b_8535936.html Apuzzo, M. (2014, July 13). College students claim voter ID laws discriminate based on age. U.S. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/us/college-students-claim-voter-id-laws-discriminate-based-on-age.html Economist, T. (2014, October 29). Why young people don’t vote. Retrieved February 25, 2017, from…

Although compulsory voting has not been implemented in many democratic governments, those that have adopted its method show very high voter turn out. Since 1924, Australia has been a leading example of how efficient mandatory voting can be when implemented properly. Mandatory voting has many benefits that would not only aid the political system of ones country, but also countless other factors such as economics, foreign policy, and the general will of the people. Obama has even considered…

In the essay “Undecided” by David Sedaris, the author speaks about our voting system through ridicule of “undecided” voters. First, we have to take in consideration that David Sedaris wrote the essay in the wake of 2008 presidential election, when two candidates had completely different views on the main issues, such as: economy, taxes, the war in Iraq, and immigration. The narrator makes it evident with his comparison of airplane food choices, as he says “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she…