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Why don't people vote?

Why don't people vote?. Ballot Fatigue!. 90,000+ Elected Officials in the United States!. Idiots!! . " Idiotes " (Greek) ????. "Cannot Voters":. Mental Health Issues Religious Beliefs Locked Up Resident Aliens. Those who CAN vote, but don't..... Actual Non-Voters.

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Why don't people vote?

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  1. Why don't people vote?

  2. Ballot Fatigue! 90,000+ Elected Officials in the United States!

  3. Idiots!! "Idiotes" (Greek) ????

  4. "Cannot Voters": • Mental Health Issues • Religious Beliefs • Locked Up • Resident Aliens

  5. Those who CAN vote, but don't.....Actual Non-Voters • #1 Folks HAPPY with Government • #2 Folks NOT HAPPY with Government

  6. Specific reasons why people don’t vote ??

  7. *Time Zone Fallout

  8. In a TWO person election, (remember, two party system, how many choices do you have in that race???

  9. Why not make voting mandatory?

  10. Political socialization is a concept concerning the “study of the developmental processes by which children and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes and behaviors”

  11. Political Socialization • Can you guess the top 8 reasons we believe what we believe when it comes to politics?

  12. Top 8 Answers – In Order • Family • School (peers and teachers) • Media • Religion • Race • Gender • Age • Geography

  13. What single factor contributes most to those who do vote?

  14. Political efficacy Theoretical concept used to explain political behavior, it indicates our faith and trust in government and our own belief that we can understand and influence government

  15. Political efficacy • Internal: one can understand the system and participates • External: one can make a difference and participates • “Positive vs. Negative”

  16. 6 Classifications of Participation • Inactives: Participate little if at all • Parochial participants: Neither vote nor engage in community activity, but they do contact officials about specific, personal problems. • Communalists: Engage in community activities of a nonpartisan nature.

  17. 6 Classifications of Participation • Voting Specialists: Regularly vote but do little else. • Campaigners: Vote and also participate in political activities like campaigns. • Complete Activists: Participate in all forms of political activity

  18. 2008 Presidential Numbers • 215 Million Eligible Voters • 131 million voters (most ever) • 61% turnout • 55% Average (since ’68) • 60.9% old record ‘68

  19. 2010 Mid-Term Ohio Numbers • Just over 8 Million Eligible Voters • 3.8 million voted • 47.9% turnout

  20. 2010 Greene Co. Numbers • Just over 116,000 Eligible Voters • 59,500 million voted • 51% turnout • (highest 63%; lowest 33%)

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