POLS 205 Lecture : Political Engagement in Canada
12 Oct 2012
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Percent of registered voters that actually voted. 59% of registered voters came out to vote in 2008. There is a global trend towards lower turnout. Generational change is a factor: people don"t usually vote at age of 18 that"s part of a age factor, this won"t change, younger generations don"t believe they have a civic duty to vote. Religion: religious people are more likely to vote. Education: the more educated they are, the more likely they are to vote. Marital status: married people are more likely to vote than single people, who apparently have no reason to live. Gender: men and women do not differ in their voter turnout. Some people were not voting for personal reasons. Milner: dropouts are idiots who pay no attention, protesters are idiots who refuse to vote because they are attempting to sell a nonsensical message.
