Essay about The Factors Influencing a Voter

In a democratic system it is vital that citizens engage in their civic duty of voting; only then can a proper governing body be chosen to represent the will of the majority. Abraham Lincoln got to the core of democracy when he stated, “the government of the people, by the people and for the people.” In the last 50 years of Canadian history we have begun to see a decline in voter turnout; ranging from 80% of citizens voting in 1962, gradually dwindling to 59.1% in the year 2008 (Dickerson, Flanagan & O'Neill, 2010). It is important to understand why

Both Republicans and Democrats have unequivocal pockets of political support. When running for office, votes come from various sectors of

Voting has not always been as easy as it is today. It is interesting to examine how far America has progressed in its process of allowing different types of people to be able to vote. Voting was once aimed at a particular group of people, which were white males that owned their own property. Today, most people over the age of eighteen can vote, except for the mentally incompetent or people who have been convicted of major felonies in some states. The decline of voter participation has always been a debate in the public arena. According to McDonald and Popkin, it is “the most important, most familiar, most analyzed, and most conjectured trend in recent American political history (2001, 963)” The question is, how important is voter

Not only this, according to the recent presidential election held in 2016, in the United States, when we look the report of Texas, it illustrates that the republic won with 52.6% while the democrats got around 43.4%. While examining this data, it clearly shows that the Texans favor republic party than democratic. But in case of only Dallas county, Democrats won the election with 61.1%.

Unlike parties in many other countries, political parties in the U.S. are relatively weak in terms of their ability to mobilize voters to register and ultimately vote on election- day. This inability to mobilize voters has direct correlation to the fact that membership and affiliation in political

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Since the majority of Latinos are not legal citizens; therefore, they cannot vote in an election (Ginsbert et al, 2013). For the Latinos that can vote are more likely to vote Democratic. Voters for the Democratic are seen as urban countries, with large minority population, older and native Texans (Ginsbert et al, 2013). Teachers, business men and women, and citizens with higher educations are more likely to vote depending on who is running and their platforms. Hispanics and African-American are seen voting more for the Democratic candidates and whites voting for the Republican candidates (Ginsbert et al, 2013). Women are move likely to vote Democratic than men (Ginsbert et al,

Republican Party's statewide office dominance can be attributed to reluctance by Democratic Party to comply with the federal government's directive that ethnic minorities be included in democratic processes. The conservatives within the Democratic Party were not happy with this. Demographic changes have impacted the new Republican Majority. Democratic Party identified with large majorities, this has bestowed the African-Americans and Hispanic voters the critical role of tipping the balance of power to either side of political divide when they vote in proportion to their share of the population. As Texan demographics continue to shift, the voting preferences and the participation rates of the minority groups like the

It is believed that higher voter turnout favors the Democratic candidate. If turnout is high, then it would be expected that the percentage of Democratic votes would be high as well. This theory is based on the idea that Democrats have less of a voter turnout than Republicans, so low voter turnout would be beneficial to Republican candidates. This paper will explore this theory and will utilize data in order to confirm if this is, in fact, the case. This paper will also look into other reasons that might contribute to a higher percent Democratic vote, such as the percentage of African Americans in a state due to the fact that African American people tend to vote for the Democratic candidate. For this study, the hypothesis is that with a higher

Census Bureau the Anglo population has decreased from 66 percent in 1980 to 44 percent in 2015. The expected change in the five-year span from 2015 to 2020 is negative three percent. Hispanics alone are predicted to be the new majority with Anglos only constituting a mere 27.5 percent of the Texas population in the year 2050 (Jillson 17). Research has shown that minorities such as African American, Asian, and Hispanic voters tend to have a liberal ideology. The Democratic coalition of non-white, young, and well-educated voters continues to grow, as the Republican coalition of white, older, and less educated continues to decrease (Wasserman). This change in demographics influences the prediction of the demise of the Republican party’s domination of Texas’ government. The support of black voters is crucial to the success of the Democratic party, because most of the Democratic votes are from the lower to middle class and African Americans make up a fair percentage of it, especially when this ethnic group has just received thorough voting privileges. If the voter turnout or partisanship of black voters were to drop from their current levels, the Democratic party would lose its competition with Republican party, because most of the Republicans are upper-class Americans that are typically of Anglo

It all starts October 2016, when the data from the polls shows that three of the presidential candidates are running neck-in-neck, and there are 10% of people undecided. Starting with the public opinion which is a person’s attitude or preference on a particular issue such as a political issue, political event, and political leaders. The values of the people which are their principles that form their political opinion could also be a part in their choosing of a presidential candidate. This leads into the peoples’ party affiliation, if they see themselves leaning towards one party they are more likely to vote for the candidate who is running within those party lines. There are so many explanations as to why this poll could be getting the results that it is.

In political campaigns, the viewpoints of the individual candidates are often reflective of the positions of their political parties. In the upcoming presidential election, there are issues which have the power to divide the nation. One of the most divisive issues at present is the question of gay marriage and whether or not the federal government should weigh in on what has thus far been a states' rights issue. Both on the state and national levels, the perspective of the people in the various political jurisdictions will determine the way in which they vote. If a party agrees with the population's view on an issue, the people will be more likely to vote with that party. The two major parties, the Republicans and Democrats, have officially been against gay marriage although a few have differed from the party's position. Less is known where some of the "third" parties, such as the Green Party, Libertarian Party, and Constitution Party, stand on the issue.

Voter turnout, as well as election results, depend upon and are effected by several different factors. Everything from family status to beliefs about abortion can determine how a person will vote. In my presentation, however, I focused on three aspects that effect voter turnout and elections. I found, in my research, that a voter's age, sex and party identification greatly factor into how a person will cast his or her vote.

Many political science researchers study the forces that drive the vote. One of the earliest, and most well known, books about election studies is The American Voter. Written in 1960, the book tries to explain a model that describes what drives Americans to vote the way they do. The model suggests that social factors determine ones party identification, which determines one's issue positions and evaluation of candidate's characteristics. These forces all work together to determine how one will vote. This model may or may not still hold true today, as political researchers are not in agreement as to what exactly drives the vote. One thing that does remain true, however, is that factors such as social groups, party identification, issues,

When it comes to race we have come a long way for voting rights. Since the voting barriers have been eliminated the African American citizens vote at least as often as white citizens with the same economic status. African Americans are more involved in politics than other minorities in the US and have the highest level of voter registration and participation. The Latinos only average about 49% of eligible voters to vote. One of the big problems for them is the language barrier, but with the Latino population increasing there is a rise of Spanish campaigning being done alongside the English.