AMERICAN VOTER

PARTICIPATION
 VOTER TURNOUT USA

Year Voting age population turnout Percentage of turnout.

1976 152,308,000 81,603,000 53.6%

1980 163,945,000 86,497,000 52.8%

1984 173,995,000 92,655,000 53.3%

1988 181,956,000 91,587,000 50.3%

1992 189,493,000 104,600,000 55.2%

1996 196,789,000 96,390,000 49.0%

2000 209,787,000 105,594,000 50.3%

2004 219,553,000 122,349,000 55.7%

2008 229,945,000 131,407,000 57.1%

2012 235,248,000 129,235,000 54.9%

2016 250,056,000 138,847,000 55.5%

VOTER
TURNOUT
NORWAY
 REASONS FOR LOW TURNOUT IN THE US

• THE REASONS ARE UNCERTAIN, BUT HERE ARE SOME ARGUMENTS.

• IT IS DIFFICULT.
• LINES
• REGISTRATION
• NONCOMPETITIVE
DISTRICTS
GERRYMANDERING
 FRED, GEORGE AND GINNY WERE ALL
ALLOWED TO VOTE FROM 1980 TO TODAY.
HOW DID IT GO?
• FRED IS FROM TEXAS AND VOTES REPUBLICAN (RED)
• GEORGE IS FROM NEW YORK AND VOTES FOR INDEPENDENT PARTIES
• GINNY IS FROM NEVADA AND VOTES FOR DEMOCRATS (BLUE)
• FRED IS HAPPY
• GEORGE IS SAD
• GINNY IS SAD
• FRED IS HAPPY
• GEORGE IS SAD
• GINNY IS SAD
• FRED IS HAPPY
• GEORGE IS SAD
• GINNY IS SAD
• FRED IS HAPPY
• GEORGE IS SAD
• GINNY IS HAPPY!!
2008

• THE YEAR OBAMA WAS

ELECTED FOR HIS FIRST
TERM.
2012

• THE YEAR OBAMA WAS

CHOSEN FOR HIS SECOND
TERM
2016

• TRUMP WON AGAINST

HILLARY CLINTON