turnout rates
Election participation levels
Turnout rates measure the percentage of eligible voters who actually cast ballots in an election: Turnout rates in midterm elections typically lag behind presidential years.
The term appears in political analysis and journalism to assess civic engagement.
Higher turnout rates generally indicate greater public interest or easier access to voting.
- voting behaviorHow populations select representatives
- polling stationsDesignated ballot-casting sites
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- voter ID lawsElection identification requirements
- redistrictingRedrawing electoral boundaries
undervote · civic engagement · civic duty · electoral districts · absentee voting · mobilization · absentee ballots · mail in ballots · get out the vote · swing voters · suffrage · runoff elections · booth · community involvement · ballot · demographics · voting · election campaigns
turnout ratesvoter apathy
Lack of electoral participation
low turnout · nonparticipation · voter suppression · absenteeism · disenfranchisement