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| − | '''Turnout''', or voter turnout, refers to the percentage of eligible voters who actually vote in an [[election]]. | + | '''Turnout''', or voter turnout, refers to the percentage of eligible voters who actually vote in an [[election]]. |
| − | + | [[Image:Turnout-2ps.jpg|thumb|300px|High rates of turnout in the [[Second Party System]] demonstrated strong voter interest; all adult male citizens could vote; compare this to 60% turnout in 21st century in the [[Fifth Party System]]]] | |
| − | '' | + | For presidential elections, voter turnout has been about 50-55% in the [[United States]] in the past few decades.<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html</ref> For non-presidential federal elections, voter turnout has been between 35% and 40%. For local school board elections, voter turnout can be less than 20%. |
| − | [[Category: | + | ==Further reading== |
| + | * Alexander Keyssar, ''The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Right-Vote-Contested-History-Democracy/dp/0465029698/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238563171&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[American election campaigns, 19th century]] | ||
| + | * [[First Party System]] | ||
| + | * [[Second Party System]] | ||
| + | * [[Third Party System]] | ||
| + | * [[Fourth Party System]] | ||
| + | * [[Fifth Party System]] | ||
| + | * [[Gilded Age]] | ||
| + | * [[Jim Crow]] | ||
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| + | ====References==== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | [[Category:Political Terms]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Election Terms]] | ||
| + | [[Category: United States History]] | ||
| + | [[Category: United States Political Parties]] | ||
Revision as of 05:22, April 1, 2009
Turnout, or voter turnout, refers to the percentage of eligible voters who actually vote in an election.
High rates of turnout in the Second Party System demonstrated strong voter interest; all adult male citizens could vote; compare this to 60% turnout in 21st century in the Fifth Party System
For presidential elections, voter turnout has been about 50-55% in the United States in the past few decades.[1] For non-presidential federal elections, voter turnout has been between 35% and 40%. For local school board elections, voter turnout can be less than 20%.
Further reading
- Alexander Keyssar, The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States (2001) excerpt and text search
See also
- American election campaigns, 19th century
- First Party System
- Second Party System
- Third Party System
- Fourth Party System
- Fifth Party System
- Gilded Age
- Jim Crow