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Low voter turnout in Texas

The Texas state perhaps has the most significant population in the United States. In spite

of Texas being a large population, Texas has one of the most mediocre voter turnouts during

elections. The low voter turnouts affect the Texas state government significantly, and the reason

for the low turnout originates from Texas' political culture.

From Texas, the voter turnout is probably the most minimal in America. Most of Texas'

state population is Latino, and the majority of the barrier of the voter turnout is because of the

political culture (Burden et al., p.100). As indicated by an article, 'Why Does Texas Have Such a

Low Voter Turnout?' There is low partaking, particularly among Latinos and different minorities

in Texas. Along these lines, the Latinos and minorities from Texas come up short on the political

involvement and the impact that directly influence the results.

Since the Latino individuals from Texas don't take part in governmental issues, they see

no compelling reason to vote. Since the more significant part of the Latino populace does no cast

a ballot, the Latinos need the motivation to partake to raise the voter turnout of Texas politically

(Fraga et al., p. 110). In this way, the aspirants pursuing position need to comprehend and center

their discussion to politically influence the Latino population to vote other than centering the

emphasis the democratic itself.


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Generally, the political culture significantly influences the Texas voter turnouts contrarily.

The low voter turnouts are a noteworthy issue in Texas; also, the non-voters of Texas are not

politically influenced to step up and vote in favor of the aspirant they need in office. To

effectively improve voter turnouts, the political culture needs to feel empowered on an influential

level.
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Work Cited

Burden, Barry C., et al. “Election Laws, Mobilization, and Turnout: The Unanticipated

Consequences of Election Reform.” American Journal of Political Science, vol. 58, no. 1,

2014, pp. 95–109. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24363471.

Fraga, Bernard L. “Candidates or Districts? Reevaluating the Role of Race in Voter Turnout.”

American Journal of Political Science, vol. 60, no. 1, 2016, pp. 97–122.,

www.jstor.org/stable/24583053.

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