https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm Zoe, Kaylee, Magnus en-us 2020-11-02 17:50:15 UTC 2025-12-30 17:08:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png 528053 https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883376107 - Voter turnout for midterm elections was higher than the turnout for presidential elections in the late 1700s and the early 1800s
- People believe that this is because the country has grown in size and that citizens no longer have a close relationship with their representatives
- People tend to pay much more attention to the presidential election since they are voting for one person that will control an entire branch of government
- Democrats tend to do poorer in midterm elections since people at the age of retirement tend to vote Republican. People in retirement have the time to focus on midterm elections than people who are still pursuing their career 
- Much more money is gathered to fund presidential elections, therefore more commercials and ads are made to get the information out to potential voters
(Pew Research Center)]]> 2020-11-02 17:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883376107 528053 https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883377076 Gender: women have voted at a slightly higher rate than men for presidential elections since 1980

Race: For the first time, the percentage of Latino voters exceeds the percentage of Black voters

Age: Gen Z (18-23) has the most racially-diverse electorate of each generation at 55% white, compared to the Silent Generation and older (75+) at 79% white

(Pew Research Center)]]> 2020-11-02 17:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883377076 528053 https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883377894 - The world wide pandemic is a big concern for many Americans: people will most likely be voting for whoever they think will be able to bring us out of this dilemma that COVID 19 has put us in
- Voting has been encouraged much more in 2020 than any other presidential election year
- Many more voting ballots were turned in early this election: many even before the presidential debates
- Polls seem to be having significantly more errors in predicting election outcomes
(Pew Research Center)]]> 2020-11-02 17:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883377894 528053 https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883380126 - perhaps those in swing states who vote early will influence others
- Swing states have an overall higher early voter turnout
-  "A week before Election Day, more than 64 million Americans have already voted — and about half of them are in the dozen or so competitive states that will ultimately decide who wins the Electoral College" (The New York Times).]]> 2020-11-02 17:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883380126 528053 https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883380732 States with a higher history of discrimination (ie southern sates, usually red) have higher levels of voter suppression (npr)

Voter ID laws that require voters to show a form of identification discriminate against those with a lower SES since they are less likely to qualify (Center for American Progress)

Voter suppression and voter intimidation tends to affect POC more than more privileged citizens (American Bar Association)]]> 2020-11-02 17:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/528053/ccefnaviw8hj16pm/wish/883380732