https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k Our graduate class, Social Studies as Inquiry, surveyed 111 people 18 and older about voting. Here are some of our results. en-us 2020-03-02 21:52:20 UTC 2023-05-19 12:34:43 UTC hello@padlet.com m_keko https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456285547 Slightly over half of people surveyed say they always vote, next highest are people who usually vote, then occasionally, and just over 2% are people who say they never vote. All of this data is more positive than national statistics for voters. I believe this is because people in a Grad class were the surveyors; we are likely more civically involved based on our education levels. It is important to note that one person surveyed say they never vote and they are also an undocumented individual.]]> 2020-03-07 18:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456285547 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456326122 There is a large number of people who occasionally, usually, and never vote.  This is significant since the outcome of an election could really be effected if these people exercised their right and showed up every time to vote. Our government really needs to do a better job getting citizens out to vote. It is one thing to say not everyone votes and it is another thing to actually see the data that we have compiled here in class. The results are a bit disappointing. It seems like some citizens just vote - eh - whenever they feel like it instead of always voicing their thoughts during an election. ]]> 2020-03-07 22:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456326122 e_bryant2 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456469192 Nearly 75% of people surveyed believe that election day should be a holiday. I wonder what the result would be if the survey was done in an area with more of a mix of political orientations. Personally, this feels like a pretty non-partisan issue, but I'm sure that those opposed to it can and have found ways to politicize it.]]> 2020-03-08 15:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456469192 jessicaespinosa29 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456571757 I find striking that more than 75% of the population surveyed claims to "always" or "usually" vote but at the same time less than 40% of the surveyed population is able to report state congressmen/women. I think this speaks to the degree of which voters are informed about WHO they are voting for (versus party voting) or they are concerned with results/outcomes after elects that may not necessarily be as big as choosing the next president.

]]> 2020-03-08 22:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456571757 tlpeterson3 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456583439 I found it interesting that over half of the people we surveyed didn't know who their Congressman/woman was, and of those who did know very few knew how to spell their name correctly. And yet on the same survey over half of the people claimed they always vote.(see Mariah's post) This seems to show that while people may show an interest in voting, they don't necessarily follow through to see who the winner of the election actually was. 

]]> 2020-03-08 23:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456583439 b_medrano https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456603769 It is interesting to see that there is a large group of people who think that there is voter suppresion. I would be curious to find out what exactly does that look like. What do people mean by it, is it because many people don't have time to vote and end up not voting? Is that considered voters suppression? Is that why voting should be a holiday? 
(No: 14.4 Yes: 85.6)

]]> 2020-03-09 00:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456603769 e_bryant2 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456614600 I'm noticing a correlation between these results and the response rate to the question of whether election day should be a holiday. The majority of people see accessibility as the biggest issue. It also is disheartening to see that so many people noted that others may feel that their vote doesn't matter-- it may be time for some upkeep to our democratic systems.]]> 2020-03-09 01:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456614600 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456619622 2020-03-09 01:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456619622 dssato https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456646794 I find it interesting that there is such a large amount of voters between the age ranges of 18-24, 25-39, and 40-54. I wonder if the information is skewed because we, as students, are in these age ranges and most likely gave our surveys to friends and family in the same age ranges. It would be interesting to see how the information would change had we given the surveys to more people in the age ranges of 40-45, 55-64, and 65+. Would we have more informed voters? Would the views on voter suppression be different due to generational points of view? Would we have a lower amount of voter show out? ]]> 2020-03-09 03:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456646794 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456682249 The categories (going across) are:
I want my voice heard
It's my duty / privilege
To enact change
To instill my values
I'm interested in politics
I vote for the president
Family / teachers influence me]]> 2020-03-09 06:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456682249 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456682339 The categories (going across) are:
I don't know enough
I don't like the choices
M vote doesn't matter
I don't have time
I am unable / it's too hard
I have some other reason]]> 2020-03-09 06:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456682339 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456701623 This graph shows pretty clearly that folks vote more often as they get older (well, except for a little dip for the 55-64 year olds).  This follows 'conventional wisdom' pretty closely - kids don't vote, people get wiser with age, etc... Is this interesting?  Well, I guess it's nice to see our data agree with what we think to be true.  Though it should be noted that these rates are substantially higher than the rates at which people actually vote  (regardless of age).  Why do people over-report their voting frequency?  Perhaps they don't want to look bad.  Or perhaps they aren't even aware they are doing it... Maybe it just seems to people that they vote more often than they actually do.  Surely looking back and remembering doing something (voting) is easier than looking back and remembering NOT doing it.  I propose we follow these 111 people around for the next 10 years or so and see how often they actually vote to discover if it's an actual discrepancy or if we just happened to ask a group of people who vote more often than the general populace.
--paul b.]]> 2020-03-09 07:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/456701623 https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/457166174 I thought it was interesting to see how many people say that they are going to vote but when the time comes don’t. I know there are many reasons as to why people don’t vote, and we were able to find some of those reasons out while handing out these surveys. But it’s still interesting to see that people put down on paper that they will vote but then don’t. So, we should over all be seeing good voter turnout but then don’t and ask why we get stuck with “sucky” candidates in office.]]> 2020-03-09 20:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/457166174 jwletemp https://padlet.com/s_wolk/sjlwyx0ped4k/wish/457210866 This was interesting to me, because I truly believe that if this was a national holiday then more people would vote.  This also made me think that this simple change probably won't happen because of the massive amount of voter suppression that is happening in certain areas of the country.  I wish this wasn't the case and I truly hope that in my life time that the American peoples voices will be heard that Election day will be granted holiday status.  

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