About the Database. The countries in the Voter Turnout database are included on the basis of a number of specific criteria. For more information about the selection of countries, please see the Methodology section. The Voter Turnout database contains information about elections to the parliament of the European Union carried out in the EU Member States since The organisation of the elections differs somewhat from country to country, but all elections must be carried out using a proportional electoral system.
The parliamentary elections displayed in the Voter Turnout database are elections to the national legislative body of a country or territory. In case the legislative body has two chambers, only the second lower chamber is included.
If elections are carried out in two rounds using the Two-Round System TRS , only the first election round is included. The presidential elections displayed in the Voter Turnout database are elections to the national presidency of a country or territory.
The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes cut-off date , as reported by the electoral management body. The total number of votes cast in the relevant election.
Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes. The IDEA Voter Turnout database contains information about three types of elections: national parliamentary elections, national presidential elections and elections to the European Parliament held in all countries that are members of the European Union.
For more information about the types of elections, see parliamentary elections, presidential elections or EU parliamentary elections. A vote needs to fulfil a number of criteria to be considered as valid. The total number of votes cast valid or invalid divided by the number of names on the voters' register, expressed as a percentage. The total number of votes cast valid or invalid divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage. Choosing the elections The criteria for including an election in the database are the following: That the election was held after Updating the database Since the launch of the voter turnout database, the Electoral Processes Programme at International IDEA has ensured that the data have been regularly updated.
FAQ Do you publish turnout statistics for local elections? Where can I find information on electoral systems? Do you have election statistics disaggregated by age, gender or race? What affects turnout? A number of factors affect how many people turn out to vote.
These include institutional factors such as the type of electoral system used and whether voting is compulsory or not. Socio-economic factors such as the literacy rate, the wealth of a nation, its population size, and its "human development" level, and political factors such as the "competitiveness" of the election, have all been proposed as having a direct impact upon voter turnout.
Are there countries in the world which do not practice universal suffrage? There are many countries in the world that do not have democratic elections and where suffrage rights are obviously limited. Turnout Rates: Race and Ethnicity. Contact: Michael P.
Box Gainesville, FL phone : office e-mail: michael. For a demographic profile of the electorate, we must turn to surveys. The CPS is a large survey primarily used to calculate the nation's unemployment rate. The CPS surveys non-institutional households, which excludes from the sample military barracks, dorms and prisons. Only a handful of states, Iowa among them, publishes age-cohort based registration and turnout data, something every state could and should to.
Senate, Congress, Governor, and state legislator the vast majority of races are essentially over once the dominant party nominee is selected in these notoriously low-turnout contests. But one of the most time-tested axioms in American politics is that the lower the turnout, the older the typical voter. Actual primary election data from all three states readily confirms this, while busting another common myth: that Democratic primary voters tend to be far younger than their Republican counterparts.
Democratic ballot-casters in the primary election had a median age of 65—compared to 53 for supposed caucus-goers. To be sure, presidential primary elections generally attract higher turnout among younger voters, but usually among older ones, too. About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
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