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2018 Voting

http://time.com/5447210/2018-voter-turnout/

 

This year, the US midterm elections saw a huge increase in voter turnout with over a 30% increase compared to just 4 years ago. Various articles highlight the increase in voting in various districts, specifically emphasizing the unusually high voter turnout, with estimates even higher than “lower-turnout presidential elections.” As the nation has seen a divisive few years, many Americans want to have more of an influence on the country’s policies, and thus have been voting in much higher volumes. While this is the first time that our generation has seen such high midterm turnouts, the article states that similar turnouts were recorded in 2002, when the nation was divided over the negative military actions taken by the government.

I found that this connects with the class content recently, as a form of information cascade is formed. People find out that other people are voting, and that this number is greatly increased compared with previous years, so there are a lot more “accepts” for voting which may influence an individual’s decision to vote or not vote. The converse can be said of other years, with no real coverage or emphasis on the voting turnout, people are more likely to decide to vote based on their inherent desires, so many more people are not influenced to vote and thus not vote.

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