Essay On Voter Turnout
Voter turnout has two different ways that it can be measured, which are: the percentage of registered voters voting or the percentage of the voting-age population voting. The most commonly used is the voting-age population since it streamlines variation in different state voting requirements and elections that have an effect on voter turnout. Historically, the participation of voters had been lower than the national average in Texas. Among the factors that can influence voter turnout are: the time of election, how important the election is perceived, even the day of the week can affect voter turnout.
Specifically to Texas, some major factors that affect voter turnout are traditional and individual actors have a major impact on elections. The traditional culture is more of a conservative type that embraces the old roots of Texas and does not really place an emphasis on voting. Also the history of …show more content…
Considering that the percentage of registered voters is usually a fraction of the eligible voting population, it’s easy to deduce the factors that are influencing voter turnout by simply looking at the statistical information from the groups that do tend to vote and those that don’t. In 2012 only around 65-71% of the voting-age population was even registered, compared to around 96% for Sweden and 93% in the United Kingdom. Some countries, like Japan, have actually seen a pretty large decrease in voter turnout in the past couple of decades from 75-52% from 1990 to this year. This is only a trend usually seen in OECD countries, which most are seeing a downward drift further into the future. Pretty much compulsive voting, influenced by the major issues of the terms are what will drive voter turnout to either go up or down. It’s similar for some other countries as well; the percentages will fluctuate so I don’t think there is a major difference in voter
Specifically to Texas, some major factors that affect voter turnout are traditional and individual actors have a major impact on elections. The traditional culture is more of a conservative type that embraces the old roots of Texas and does not really place an emphasis on voting. Also the history of …show more content…
Considering that the percentage of registered voters is usually a fraction of the eligible voting population, it’s easy to deduce the factors that are influencing voter turnout by simply looking at the statistical information from the groups that do tend to vote and those that don’t. In 2012 only around 65-71% of the voting-age population was even registered, compared to around 96% for Sweden and 93% in the United Kingdom. Some countries, like Japan, have actually seen a pretty large decrease in voter turnout in the past couple of decades from 75-52% from 1990 to this year. This is only a trend usually seen in OECD countries, which most are seeing a downward drift further into the future. Pretty much compulsive voting, influenced by the major issues of the terms are what will drive voter turnout to either go up or down. It’s similar for some other countries as well; the percentages will fluctuate so I don’t think there is a major difference in voter