Definitions for voter turnout
vot·er turnout

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 8 votes

1. vote, voter turnoutnoun

   the total number of voters who participated

   "they are expecting a large vote"

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1. Voter turnout

   In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This is typically either the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford University political scientists Adam Bonica and Michael McFaul, there is a consensus among political scientists that "democracies perform better when more people vote."Institutional factors drive the vast majority of differences in turnout rates. For example, simpler parliamentary democracies where voters get shorter ballots, fewer elections, and a multi-party system that makes accountability easier see much higher turnout than the systems of the United States, Japan, and Switzerland.

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1. voter turnout

   Voter turnout is a measure or percentage of eligible voters who participate in an election by casting their votes. It is commonly used as an indicator of citizens' engagement in the political process. Higher voter turnout is often seen as a sign of a healthy democracy.

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1. Voter turnout

   Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s. In general, low turnout may be due to disenchantment, indifference, or contentment. Low turnout is often considered to be undesirable, and there is much debate over the factors that affect turnout and how to increase it. In spite of significant study into the issue, scholars are divided on reasons for the decline. Its cause has been attributed to a wide array of economic, demographic, cultural, technological, and institutional factors. There have been many efforts to increase turnout and encourage voting. Different countries have very different voter turnouts. For example, in the United States 2008 presidential election turnout was 64% and 68% among African Americans. In Belgium, which has compulsory voting, and Malta, which does not, participation reaches 95%. These differences are caused by a mix of cultural and institutional factors.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of voter turnout in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of voter turnout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of voter turnout in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   I believe we are the stronger campaign to defeat that right wing Republican, the way Democrats win elections is when there is a large voter turnout ... I think our campaign has the capability to bring out a lot of working people, a lot of young people who in the past have not been involved in politics.

2. Michael Bloomberg:

   We will not create the energy and excitement we need to defeat President Donald Trump if that candidate pursued, advocated for and enacted racist policies like stop and frisk which caused communities of color in his city to live in fear, the simple truth is that Mayor Bloomberg with all his money will not create the kind of excitement and energy we need to have the voter turnout we must have to defeat President Donald Trump.

3. Joe Biden:

   The states across the country saw record voter turnout. And the heart and soul of our democracy — the voters, the poll workers, the election officials — they did their job and they fulfilled their duty, and apparently without much interference at all — without any interference, it looks like, and that’s a testament, I think, to the American people.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   Democrats will not retain the White House, will not regain the Senate or the U.S. House, will not be successful in dozens of governors races all across this country, unless we generated excitement and momentum and produce a huge voter turnout, that turnout, that enthusiasm, will not happen with politics as usual.

5. Julianne Murray:

   Particularly, this is a midterm, so it ’ll be interesting to see what happens with voter turnout. Typically, in a midterm turnout’s not as high, but I think people are engaged.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_Turnout
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=voter turnout