Low Voter Turnout In Texas

355 Words1 Page
bulb-icon

Recommended: Chapter 10 and 11 texas government polizy and politics

After carefully analyzing Table 4.1 and Table 4.2 in the Texas Politics Today textbook you can clearly analyze that the percentage of the voting age population in nonpresidential elections is significantly lower by at least ten percent than the percentage of the voting population in the general elections. Although voter turnout has been low it has been increasing little by little over the years which is a big benefit due to the fact more citizens have been taking in active role in the democracy of their society, even though the voter turnout is not where most people want it to be it is at least increasing. Another observation made from tables one and two is that although voter turnout has been increasing in the United States as a whole, voter turnout has been decreasing in Texas. …show more content…

One of the main reasons is the fact that Texas has much younger, poorer and less educated individuals than any other states and this may be due to high Latino population present in Texas thus causing lower voter turnout. Because of the high Latino population in Texas, it is causing lower voter turnout because most Latinos are illegal and not eligible to vote thus causing another factor to contribute to lower voter turnout. Texas does differ significantly from other states according to the tables due to the fact that when you analyze both tables Texas ranks almost last out of all fifty states thus showing that Texas has amongst the lowest voter turnout in the United States. The cultural factors that contribute to the explanation of why Texas ranks amongst the lowest in voter turnout is the high Latino population as stated above and also the high number of unregistered voters, and also the high number of immigrants living in Texas who cannot register to

Show More
Related

  • Texas Political Culture Essay

    1278 Words  | 3 Pages

    The international and domestic migration increase and diversify the state's population. The UK accounts for about 47 percent of the US population of the state. People Spain saw the largest increase and accounted for about 36 percent of the state population. African Americans accounted for 11 percent of the state population. Texas was mainly rural until the mid-1900s, partly because of the prominent role of agriculture and farm.

    Read More

  • Texas’ Individualistic and Traditionalistic Culture: The Impact these Ideologies have had on Texas State Government and the Reasons People Support t

    1028 Words  | 3 Pages

    middle of paper ... ... xas depends on active voters, dynamic government, and a willingness to accept change. Works Cited Maxwell, William Earl. " Texas Politics Today." Google Books.

    Read More

  • Essay On Partisan Elections

    633 Words  | 2 Pages

    Lastly, partisan elections do not equally represent the population. For instance, the Hispanics were not properly represented as judges due to the partisan system and possible racism. There were only two Hispanic judges when Hispanics citizens take up more than a quarter of Texas. The case was charging that Texas’ system of electing judges violates federal law.

    Read More

  • Voter Turnout Assignment

    747 Words  | 2 Pages

    Voting is one of the citizens’ rights living in a country. In the past, not everyone can vote. Voting used to be for only white American men. However, our ancestors fought for that rights. Eventually, any American who are older than eighteen can vote, despite their race or gender. In addition, voter turnout is used to keep track of the voting. It is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Unfortunately, the voter turnout has been decreasing over time, and it means that there are less and fewer people who actually show up and vote. This essay will discuss the voter turnout in Harris County, Texas.

    Read More

  • Political Change In Texas Politics

    1256 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the Reading “Cowboy Conservatism” Cunningham spoke on how the Democratic Party left Texas because of the change in what it stood for. The Democratic Party went from being very conservative to becoming liberal. In order for a party to win you have to appeal to the people who will be voting for your party, therefore depending on the views a certain state has can have a huge effect on the outcome. The Republican Party in the 20th century is the major political party of Texas but as we read and discussed in class, that can very well change this election. There are more minority’s in Texas than there has ever been in the past years. The Hispanic population is continuously growing and it was shown that and good amount of them voted for the Democratic Party. If Republican are not able to appeal to the Minority voters in Texas, it will be the end of the Republican Party as a whole. The Republican Party needs to make sure that they know what they stand for and what they will offer to Americans especially

    Read More

  • The Changing Demographics of Texas

    1420 Words  | 3 Pages

    The political future of Texas has been widely debated since the 2012 election of President Bush. Barack Obama, since the state has always played a significant role in impacting national elections. Nationally, there was uneven support among minority voters in favor of the president and Democrats, and as a result there has been an increasing interest in the Hispanic population growth in Texas (Lawrence.) The speculation regards how the changing complexion of Texas voters will influence the political process, with political pundits broadly predicting that since the Latino population typically votes for Democrats, there is a possibility that Texas will eventually become a blue state.... ...

    Read More

  • Explain the low turnout in U.S. elections.

    1742 Words  | 4 Pages

    Some registration laws in the past had clearly been designed to abstain certain races and types of people from registering, these restricted rather than assisted voter turnout. In the South they made provisions to stop African-Americans voting and the North implemented obstacles such as the poll tax and literacy tests. These were blatant attempts to stop people who were not of the typical voter, an educated white male landowner from casting a ballot. Typically in the South turnout historically tends to be lower than that of the North. An example of this is the contest between Kennedy and Nixon when only 40% of the south turned out to vote compared with 70% of the rest of the nation. These southern states tend to be the ones who were part of the old Confederacy. They still seem to have similar political ideologies, as in the most recent election George W. Bush took all these states in defeating Al Gore. It seems that the stigma connected to the civil war that ended over 130 years ago still seems to loom over American politics. However due to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, procedures for registration have become much more user friendly in allowing a much wider scope of American citizens to register. Because of this Act I am going to concentrate on the more recent elections and explanations for the low turnout.

    Read More

  • Change in the Political Climate of Texas

    1503 Words  | 4 Pages

    In the youth of Texas, the Democratic Party enjoyed electoral dominance on all levels of state government and in the representation in the national government. Democratic rule was dominated by a conservative white political elite that strongly promoted economic development, but that resisted change either in race relations or social programs for the poor ("Texas Politics," 2009). Republicans were not completely absent during this period, but their electoral victories were few and limited in scope ("Texas Politics," 2009). In every election after 1980, however, the Republican strength grew into the now dominant rule that currently reigns in Texas. Since the 1990’s, the Republican Party, despite the attempts of others, has had a stronghold on the state government. With that being said, the Republican Party has dominated the overall elections.

    Read More

  • Voter Turnout Decline in the United States

    2612 Words  | 6 Pages

    Before getting into these theories I feel it is important to provide a few important definitions, as well as, some important information to assure we are all on the same page. First, I would like to address the term, voter turnout. According to the Merriam- Webster dictionary (voter) turnout is the number of people who go to or participate in s...

    Read More

  • Voting Participation in the United States

    1081 Words  | 3 Pages

    According to a study done by Nonprofit Vote only “an estimated 58.7% of eligible voters turned out to vote” ("Voter Turnout" ) in 2012’s presidential election, which is below the 62% that was achieved in 2008. (Ginsberg 306). According to the United States Census Bureau in 2012 71.2 percent of Americans reported that they were registered to vote, but only 61.8 reported that they actually did so. ("Voting and Registration"). While each source didn’t report the exact same statistics in America these percentages are considered highs in political participation. Even worse, in midterm elections voter turnout is normally closer to 33% and even lower for any local elections. (Ginsberg 306). While we may consider any of those statistics good for America, looking at world democracies we are trailing far behind, in many “European countries and other western democracies [the] national voter turnout is usually between 70 to 90 percent.”(Ginsberg 306). The question is then asked why don’t American’s vote, which is then an...

    Read More

  • Texas Political Culture

    712 Words  | 2 Pages

    In other words, Texas does not levy and individual income tax, instead the revenue is largely generated through property and sales taxes. Property taxes like your house, a place you own, or where your business is at, those are in some way ‘local taxes’ since the state is the one who is in charge of them. There are two type of taxes, progressive and regressive; the progressive taxes take a larger porcentage of income from taxpayers as their income rises (What is, web). Regressive taxes is the exact opposite, the tax is not based on ability to pay. Texas has one of the most regressive tax systems in the US, the reason? Because of their state taxes, where everyone pays the same tax rate regardless of their income. Inside Texas, however, the state’s tax system is not universally beloved. Although few are calling for Texas to impose its own income tax, the way the state employs property, sales and business taxes to finance services, particularly education, draws criticism and debate across the political spectrum (Batheja, web). Also, some critics say shifting away from income taxes and toward sale taxes puts a greater burden on poor people, who at the end would pay a higher percentage of their income to taxes that wealthy ones do(Dealer, web). In other words, the lower class is always the more affected by this type of taxes (regressive), because the way taxes

    Read More

  • Texas Election System

    1572 Words  | 4 Pages

    With respect to every election race, we are reminded that decisions are both profoundly charged typical customs of a voting based system in a democratic society and is a key procedural part of our political system. Both segments of the political elections, typical and procedural, serve key functions at all levels of our political system.

    Read More

  • Gubernatorial Election Analysis

    1055 Words  | 3 Pages

    In both turnout rate charts, the highest turnout of voters in November happens during Presidential elections. The second highest turnout rate happens during Gubernatorial elections, while the lowest turnout of all the elections happens during special Constitutional elections. Analysis of these rates over the span of 2001 – 2014 shows that more voters participated in Presidential elections. This is also the type of election that is the least frequent of the three election types analyzed. This suggests that voters are more likely to participate in elections that do not happen every year.

    Read More

  • Voting In Texas

    701 Words  | 2 Pages

    Texas residents have decisions of some sort almost every year, and in more than one case all through the 12 months. all through biennial in vogue races, the gigantic scope of workplaces and submissions brings about phenomenally long tickets. electorate, confronted with tickets loaded down with applicant names and issues unforeseen to them, astonished why they ought to vote. Even though it is moderately simple to qualify and enroll to vote in Texas, the genuine example of voting in the state recommends critical boundaries, and maybe an absence of adequate impetus, to voting. The necessities for voting in Texas are straightforward and few.

    Read More

  • Politics In Texas

    1565 Words  | 4 Pages

    Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians are perhaps three of the most prominent political parties within Texas. Within the pages of their party platforms, we see that each possesses a unique philosophy, with specific viewpoints and recommendations for shaping or reforming government policy. To be sure, the people of Texas face many challenges, two of the most compelling issues being the crisis in healthcare and in education. Not only are we lacking in these areas as Texans, but also on the national level. The parties’ stance on these two major issues defines them, giving us insight into the mind and intentions of each.

    Read More

More about Low Voter Turnout In Texas

Open Document