What factors determine whether people turn out to vote in U.S. elections? Would the use of...

What factors determine whether people turn out to vote in U.S. elections? Would the use of direct democracy increase turnout or decrease turnout? Why? Should states continue to allow ballot initiatives and other forms of direct democracy? Why or why not?

Expert Solution

Whether people turn out to vote in US elections is based on primarily following factors:

1. Connect with contesting leader - Whether the leader is able to connect with the population. If the leader has a grasp of concerns that the people face, there is a likely chance that people will go and vote for the leader.

2. State of economy - If during the government regime, economy does well, there is no incentive for the people to change their leader. Suppose the economy is going worse( take example of USA during recessions), a higher voter turnout will happen.

3. State of election process - Democracy always has the highest voter participation since its for the people.

Direct democracy increases the turnout because there is higher responsibility with the people. They have a higher say. States would continue with ballot initiatives since it increases the reach of people. For example, establishing ballots in far located county would increase voter turnout. However, an assumption is that people are aware of the contesting leaders and have an incentive to vote.

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