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Episode 525: Why People Don’t Vote: Surveys Show Many Nonvoters Don’t Think Their Vote Matters
The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 20, 2024
Why People Don’t Vote: Surveys Show Many Nonvoters Don’t Think Their Vote Matters
A 2020 survey by political research site FiveThirtyEight.com found that many just don’t like the candidate, some have to wait in line for hours, and some, well, they just don’t think their vote makes a difference.
Today’s Links
Articles:
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…
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