Analyzing the Costs of Voting: A Voter Turnout Experiment

Authors

Katherine Westmoreland, Brigham Young University
Christopher Karpowitz, Brigham Young University

Keywords

costs of voting, voter turnout experiment, electoral process

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

Abstract

In the 2014 presidential election, only 36% of eligible voters cast a ballot on Election Day. Voter turnout is especially low in non-presidential elections and the already bleak number of voters is heightened when examining young voters, withonly 21.3% of 18-19 year-olds voting in 2014.

Recommended Citation

Westmoreland, Katherine and Karpowitz, Christopher (2016) "Analyzing the Costs of Voting: A Voter Turnout Experiment," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2016: Iss. 1, Article 62.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2016/iss1/62