5.2 Voter Turnout

• What does voter turnout measure?

  Eligible voters who vote
• Voter turnout is a crucial indicator of civic engagement
• High voter turnout suggests citizens are actively involved in shaping their government.
• What can low voter turnout indicate?

  Disenfranchisement or apathy
• Match the type of election with its typical voter turnout rate:

  Presidential ↔️ $50 - 60$

  Midterm ↔️ $40 - 50$

  Local ↔️ $20 - 30$
• What do midterm elections determine control of?

  Congress
• Local elections often impact community policies and services.
• Why is understanding voter turnout essential?

  Analyzes electoral outcomes
• What is the role of electoral laws in voter turnout?

  Influences systemic factors
• The timing of elections, such as midterm versus presidential, is a systemic factor affecting voter turnout
• Party affiliation is an individual factor that influences voter turnout.
• Order the typical voter turnout rates in different types of elections from highest to lowest:

  1️⃣ Presidential

  2️⃣ Midterm

  3️⃣ Local
• What does understanding voter turnout help analyze?

  Electoral outcomes
• The response identifies and organizes factors influencing voter turnout into individual and systemic
• Match the individual factors with their corresponding systemic factors influencing voter turnout:

  Age and education level ↔️ Registration requirements

  Socioeconomic status ↔️ Timing of elections

  Community involvement ↔️ Campaign outreach efforts

  Party affiliation ↔️ Degree of political competition
• Older voters tend to vote more frequently than younger voters.
• Higher education levels lead to higher voter turnout due to knowledge of political issues
• What are two types of barriers that lower voter turnout?

  Institutional and political
• Voter ID laws are an example of an institutional barrier to voting.
• What is an example of a political barrier to voting?

  Political polarization
• Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast ballots
• Match the election type with its average voter turnout rate:

  Presidential ↔️ 50 - 60%</latex>

  Midterm ↔️ $40 - 50$

  Local ↔️ $20 - 30$
• High voter turnout reflects a healthy democratic society.
• Factors influencing voter turnout can be categorized as individual and systemic
• Order the demographic groups by voter turnout from highest to lowest:

  1️⃣ Older voters

  2️⃣ Higher education voters

  3️⃣ Higher income voters

  4️⃣ Urban voters
• Match the institutional barriers with their political counterparts:

  Registration requirements ↔️ Districting

  Voter ID laws ↔️ Political polarization

  Polling locations ↔️ Voter suppression tactics

  Early voting ↔️ Negative campaigning

  Absentee voting ↔️ Lack of competition
• Strategies to increase voter turnout include simplifying registration and improving voting access
• What is one strategy to streamline voter registration?

  Automatic voter registration
• Targeted outreach campaigns can boost voter engagement among underrepresented groups.
• Order the outcomes of voter turnout from most positive to least positive:

  1️⃣ High voter turnout

  2️⃣ Accurate representation of electorate

  3️⃣ Fairer policies

  4️⃣ Low voter turnout

  5️⃣ Skewed election results
• What percentage of eligible voters might lead to skewed election results?

  $40$
• The 2020 US Presidential Election had a voter turnout rate of $63.1$
• Match the election with its primary influencing factor:

  2020 US Presidential Election ↔️ COVID-19 pandemic

  2018 US Midterm Elections ↔️ High political engagement
• What was the voter turnout rate in the 2020 US Presidential Election?

  $63.1$
• The 2018 US Midterm Elections had a voter turnout rate of $49.3$
• What were the primary influencing factors in the 2020 US Presidential Election turnout?

  COVID-19 pandemic, early voting
• The 2018 US Midterm Elections saw high turnout due to competitive races and high political engagement
• Early voting and mail-in ballots contributed to the high voter turnout in the 2020 US Presidential Election.
• What are three factors that impact voter turnout in elections?

  Demographic patterns, electoral laws, campaign strategies
• Voter turnout is a crucial indicator of civic engagement and the health of a democratic