Global voter turnout has been in decline since the 1960s. Here's why LGE2021 YourCityYourVote
Any democratic nation in the world holding a legislative or presidential election in the late 1960s could expect around 77% of its citizens to turn up to vote. These days, they can expect more like 67% – a decline that is both problematic and puzzling.
And the decline has occurred against a backdrop that might be more likely to imply an increase in election participation. Educational attainment has increased since the 1960s, for example, and election results have become closer – which would be thought to mobilise electorates.Scholars and pundits have offered several hypotheses for the decline. Some think that political dissatisfaction has increased and keeps people away.
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