3 Differences in Voter Turnout in America

Three factors that contrast the differences in voter turnout among groups in America are registration requirements, frequency of elections, and the nature of political parties. Voter turnout is the proportion of people of voting age who can vote in an election. Voter turnout has dropped substantially since the 1960’s. Non-voting is more dominant in the United States than all other democracies. Voter turnout in major elections was less than 60 percent in the US, compared to 90 …showed first 75 words of 762 total…

…showed last 75 words of 762 total…is because many individuals don’t vote. Americans are responsible for registering to vote. In other democracies they are already registered to vote automatically by their government. There is a lot of Americans that don’t participate in voting elections. A major factor that affects the turnout rate in the US is the importance of a major socialist party. People with lower income are less likely to vote than people who have a higher income.