when your 18 and you have to pick a party?

Question

ok when you turn 18 you know how you have to pick one of the partys to be in when you vote?

well what are they and what do all of them mean?

Answer 1

Who said you have to pick a party? If you want to have a vote in the party for primary elections (to select ballot candidates) that is the only reason. Other than that, you can register as an independent, or any party, and still vote however you want in any election.

Party politics is a long and complicated subject. You can't just flip a coin to decide. They ask this question for statistical purposes, and it would be wise to ignore it for your own personal privacy.

Answer 2

No you do not have to pick one of the two major parties in order to vote once you turn 18,you can register as and Independent voter,that way you are not affiliated with either party and if you want to vote Democrat than you can if you want to vote Republican,the next time than you can that is the advantage of being and Independent voter there is only one time when you have to vote one way Democrat or Republican,that is the primaries.
Listen I know you have been on this planet long enough and have watched television and of course you have been on the Internet and you ask what do all of them mean,do you know how long it would take anyone to explain to you on this site what each party means are you serious I mean come on do some investigating yourself to find out what each party means you are taking the easy way out by asking someone to do the explaining instead of you doing the looking and research for yourself not cool at all.

Answer 3

You never "have to pick a party". That's always optional.

You only need to register as a party member to vote in that party's primary -- because a primary is nothing more than a private poll of members on who the group should endorse.

As far as any general election, there is no requirement you register for any party, and even if you do, no requirement that you vote for that party's candidates. You can always vote for whoever you want.

Answer 4

I would go independent. When the general election comes around, You can vote for whomever you want to. If you pick a party, you will have to choose from the candidates in the party during the primary election.

Answer 5

You don't have to pick a party, although some states do require it for some reason.

Do some research and history checking.

In general it is like this

Republicans = Constitutional rights
Democrats = Welfare state

Answer 6

You don't say how old you are, but I wouldn't worry about it--before very long, there won't BE any more political parties in the U.S. or anywhere else, as Big Changes are on the horizon.

Answer 7

Republican= elephant, want to lower taxes for the middle-class workers; conservative

Democrats= donkey, want to raise taxes; liberal