Split Ticket Voting and Abstention (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Define split ticket voting
Define split ticket voting
Voting for candidates from different parties in same election
Peak period for split ticket voting
Peak period for split ticket voting
1970s-1980s, over 40% of districts
Split ticket voting % in 2020
Split ticket voting % in 2020
Under 4% of House districts
Main cause of split ticket voting decline
Main cause of split ticket voting decline
Growing political polarisation
2016 presidential turnout (% VAP)
2016 presidential turnout (% VAP)
55.7%
2020 presidential turnout (% VAP)
2020 presidential turnout (% VAP)
66.4%
Two factors behind high 2020 turnout
Two factors behind high 2020 turnout
Trump polarising & COVID expanded mail-in voting
US voter registration system
US voter registration system
Americans must proactively register (onus on individual)
% ballots cast early/by post in 2020
% ballots cast early/by post in 2020
Around 68%
Typical primary turnout %
Typical primary turnout %
Under 30%