2006-11-16 08:32:06 · 13 answers · asked by cheflecka c 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
only 70% of Americans are eligible to vote, and 52% OF Americans eligible to vote are registered, about 40% of those registered actually vote regularly
so less than 20% of those eligible to vote make the decisions in this country for everyone
a recap
300 million people=US
210 million people= Eligible to vote
109 million people= registered to vote
41 million people= those who vote
20.5 million people+1= number of votes required to win
=
7.5% of the people do all the thinking
2006-11-16 19:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anarchy99 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
52% of American voters are registered to vote out of the population of the United States, out of that anywhere between 40% to 45% vote regularly in the Presidential elections, and about 35% to 40% vote in the midterm elections. But these percentages change during wartime, and huge economic problems.
2006-11-18 13:51:23 · answer #2 · answered by U gotserved1989 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in a voting district of about 20,000 people and I am always mailed a ballot because there aren't enough registered voters in the district. None of the people who I know smoke Marijuana voted in the latest election where there was a question of legalizing Marijuana. This is in a State where not long ago, one was guaranteed a five year sentence in the Penetentary for possessing less than an ounce.
2006-11-18 21:19:01 · answer #3 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 50% of eligible Americans vote in presidential elections, but only about 37% of eligible Americans vote in non-presidential elections.
2006-11-17 09:04:19 · answer #4 · answered by ♥TootsieRolls♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
78
2016-09-01 04:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by Richard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's somewhere between 30% and 40%. But, as far as for my family and me, it's 100%. Choose it or lose it. Don't vote, don't gripe!
2006-11-16 11:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Less than 10%
2006-11-16 20:30:47 · answer #7 · answered by school1859 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
baaaa baaaaa, I vote. baa baa. When will people wake up and see neither of the current two parties F'N GIVE CHIT! Voting is like spitting into the wind.
I agree in theory with it, but it doesn't really matter right now. not until a NEW party arises, one that truly wants change. until then......Baaa Baaa Sheepole... keep playing into their hands -dems hate repubs, libs hate cons, black hates white, so on and f'n so on. PLEASE PEOPLE WAKE UP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
2006-11-16 14:29:23 · answer #8 · answered by budntequilla 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
40%
2006-11-17 06:52:28 · answer #9 · answered by jackie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40%
2006-11-16 08:34:02 · answer #10 · answered by Patricia L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋