Explaining and Mitigating Voting Behavior Gaps

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

Whether or not a person participates in elections is influenced by a range of factors. Rules, regulations, and compliance issues can complicate the process for voters in certain areas. The relationship between education, gender, and race and voting can vary based on state and local contexts. Innovative methods are being proposed and implemented to persuade young voters, especially, to get to the polls. At the same time, the traditional notion of the nonvoter as unengaged is being challenged.

Sub Unit

• Division 58: Civic Engagement

Chair

• Quinn Bornstein Georgetown University

Discussant

• William O'Brochta Texas Lutheran University

Individual Presentations

• A Voting Booth Too Far: College Students Voting in Rural America - Peter W. Brusoe, SUNY, Delhi College of Technology

• Prediction Markets and Political Interest: The Votanding Experience - Carolina Bernal, Columbia University; Mateo Villamizar Chaparro, Universidad Católica de Uruguay; Mónica Pachón, University of Los Andes

• Understanding Nonvoters: The Participatory Nonvoter Survey - Sara Kirshbaum, University of Massachusetts Amherst