Voting behavior

of life, and voting is one of them. In the 1992 Presidential elections, women were found by the U.S. Census' Current Population Reports to have voted two percent more than men did. Of the 62% of women who did vote, more were found to have supported Bill Clinton rather

federal government shows a positive association between share of spending going to a district and the Democratic vote in that area. Considering that Democrats were the majority in Congress during the observed year, the studied results reflect the behavior of the Democratic Party and the features of areas that tend to vote for Democratic party. Bipartisan system may be ideal, but it is clearly not a extensive event in the United States. Republicans dominate the Northeast and Middle West while the Democrats

1960’s and present day. This can be attributed the aging patterns among generations who frequently read newspapers as well as with the use of technology rising. Reading the newspaper is a habit that either is or is not developed by the time one reaches voting age. With this, newspapers have become an older generation’s primary source of information, however, are still the best source for political matters. Younger generations tend to be more computer literate and have grown up with television and media

the media on political behavior. Some experts argue that rates of voting in the western states are not affected by early projections. Strom and Epstein argue that the decline in western states' turnouts is not a result of the early projections by the networks but is the result of a complicated combination of factors, none of which is related to information received on election day (Epstein and Strom, 1981, pp. 479-489). This argument denies the influence of polls on the voting turnout in the first

implemented voter registration laws claim that those laws are put into place to prevent voter fraud and safeguard the voting system (Underhill, 2015). Conversely, adversaries to voter registration laws, namely the civil rights movement, contest that voter registration laws impinge on the rights of voting citizens (Underhill, 2015). Furthermore, opponents disagree with the aforementioned voting system transparency but actually overpowers votes of the majority and takes away from minority voters, specifically

With the 2016 election coming up in less than a month, political issues such abortion, immigration, and other hot topics have come to the forefront of the political discussions. However, there is one issue yet to be settled that has not recently seen the spotlight of the political battle. The issue of allowing felons or prisoners the right to vote has been pushed to the backburner as new political debates arise such as foreign policy, therefore preventing the debate from ever reaching a conclusive

intense ideological polarization like anti-system parties, which threatened the principles of democracy. These parties have either gone wawa or moderated to be more acceptable, allowing for party alignment and partnership. Now the only options in voting are democratic. The second level of change occurred to politics that was in the mainstream. There is now a “dramatic policy see-saw” (50) in which newly elected leaders work hard at dismantling changes their predecessor set. Instead of the politics

better understand and engage with the world as he or she moves through it. Specifically, cultural anthropology is: “The study of people 's communities, behaviors, beliefs, institutions, including how people make means as they live, work, and play together” (Guest 16). Where culture, is the learned and shared knowledge that people use to generate behavior and interpret experience (Leynse

In the midst of the 2016 election, First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama gave a speech in New Hampshire regarding the candidates. Donald Trump was facing Hillary Clinton; and in support, “Michelle Obama presented a Speech On Donald Trump’s Alleged Treatment Of Women.” As stated in the title, Trump had recently made rude remarks regarding women, and Michelle Obama was using this as a learning lesson for anyone looking to vote for Trump. She made it a point to vote for Hillary by not only

Modern political campaigns, according to the political science community, are known to not be the only external influence on both public opinion and candidate support during presidential elections in the United States. Whether campaigns hold a significant impact on election outcomes or if they influence public opinion is a debate that continues. Political scientists are currently challenged, when it comes to campaigns, with the ability to measure their type and the spectrum of their influence on