With the 2014 election in the books, here are the turnout rates from 1789-present http://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present …
@mollyesque @ElectProject Right, but it looks like voter participation already in steep decline before 1920 and went up slightly after.
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@HeerJeet@ElectProject True...is the theory that suffrage diluted voter pool (increased denominator) or discouraged men from voting? -
@mollyesque One theory is elections in 19th century came out of male bonding culture (lots of drinking, back-slapping, barroom speeches)
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