3 Questions
What has been a consistent trend over the past four decades?
Voters are more conservative than nonvoters
What has been shown to boost voter turnout?
Election Day voter registration
What has been observed about the gap in voting rates between blacks and whites?
It has been eliminated
Study Notes
- Voters are more conservative than nonvoters, and this has been a consistent trend over the past four decades.
- Women are more likely to vote than men, and the gap in voting rates between blacks and whites has largely disappeared.
- Older Americans continue to vote more than younger Americans.
- Election Day voter registration and absentee voting have both been shown to boost voter turnout.
- If parties offered more distinct choices, turnout would be even higher.
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