What are the factors that influence voter turnout?

Answer 1

Education- people with higher than average educational levels have a higher rate of voting, than those with a less education. they are often more capable of discerning the major differences between the candidates.

Age- older people are more likely to vote than younger people.

Race- African Americans and Hispanics are underrepresented among voters, those with a high level of education, have a higher turnout rate than whites with the same level of education.

Gender- in the early periods, woman were discouraged from voting, but now woman actually have a higher voting rate than men.

Union Membership- unions have long been active in the political process and often devote considerable resources to encouraging their members to vote.

Answer 2

Many people will not vote unless they are convinced that their vote will make a difference. Some people probably could never be convinced of that. Florida in 2000 changed some people's minds. In that election, if only 269 of the 5,963,110 Floridians who voted for president switched their vote from Bush/Cheney to Gore/Lieberman, or if every 11,000 voters brought just one additional Gore supporter with them to the polls, Gore would have won the election.

Aside from that, people are more likely to vote if they feel very strongly for or against a candidate or an issue.

I'm sure that the fact that elections for federal offices are not held on a weekend, with the exception of those states that have early in-person voting, inhibits some people.

Some do not vote due to lack of information. I'm referring not only to situations in which the potential voter does not know enough about the candidates or issues to make an educated decision but also to situations in which they don't know it's election day. When I lived in New York and New Jersey, as a registered voter I would automatically get a sample ballot in the mail before Election Day, but since moving to Texas, Election Days of come and gone without my even knowing it.

Answer 3

As a high school dropout I am unable to read or write, so I’m not going to register to vote.

Answer 4

>>>...Age

>>>...Education

>>>..Wealth

Answer 5

They the little boys get pregnant I get screwed with paying for it.

-Jerry Sandusky