With the 2014 election in the books, here are the turnout rates from 1789-present http://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present …
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By 18th cent. standards, we're not doing so bad! MT
@ElectProject: With 2014, turnout rates from 1789-present http://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present …6 replies 7 retweets 3 likes -
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@mollyesque@ElectProject More seriously, this data-set interestingly contradicts historians who say women's suffrage reduced turnout1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@ElectProject Does it? Post-1920 avg is certainly lower than 19th cent avg.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mollyesque
@mollyesque@ElectProject Right, but it looks like voter participation already in steep decline before 1920 and went up slightly after.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@ElectProject True...is the theory that suffrage diluted voter pool (increased denominator) or discouraged men from voting?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@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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