Episode 561: Why People Don’t Vote Week: Nonvoters Cite Lack of Faith in Electoral System as Reason Not to Show Up

American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 10, 2024
Brian is on vacation this week, so we're running a series from 2022 called "Why Americans Don't Vote."
Why People Don’t Vote Week: Nonvoters Cite Lack of Faith in Electoral System as Reason Not to Show Up
Today, we have another in our series of why Americans don’t vote. In the 2016 election, over 41%, 100 million people, didn’t vote at all, despite a contentious and competitive election. One of the reasons cited in a poll after the 2016 election was a lack of faith in the electoral system.
Today’s Links
Articles:
Knight Foundation – The Hundred Million Project study
CNN/SSIS Poll – Americans’ confidence in elections has faded since January 6
Brennan Center – Poll: Majority of Voters Confident Midterms Will Be Conducted Fairly, with Reliable Results
Associated Press – Many remain critical of state of US democracy: AP-NORC poll
FiveThirtyEight.com – Why Many Americans Don’t Vote
NPR – Poll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn’t Vote. Here’s Why
CNBC – ‘I don’t plan to vote ever again’: The psychology of why so many people don’t vote, even in 2020

Groups Taking Action:
Movement Voter Project, Voto Latino, Black Voters Matter, Vote.org

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