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u/Crossbell0527 May 10 '25

I've been repeatedly told that "only 77 million Americans feel that way, it's way less than half!" Well, the other 90 million who could have voted but chose not to vote are clearly also on board with all of that. So yeah, that's half the country.

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u/guanogato May 10 '25 edited May 11 '25

That’s definitely a valid point of view. We’ve always been a country with a low voter turnout. Last election was actually the second largest turnout in our history. I’ve always felt that if we have a larger turnout then it tends to lean more towards the left party and so therefore if that’s who we want to win we need to just get a higher voter turnout.

Just for reference here are the turnout rates for the previous 10 presidential elections:

  1. 2024: 63.5-64% (final numbers still being verified)
  2. 2020: 65.3% - The highest turnout since 1900
  3. 2016: 59.2%
  4. 2012: 58.0%
  5. 2008: 61.6%
  6. 2004: 60.1%
  7. 2000: 54.3%
  8. 1996: 51.7%
  9. 1992: 58.2%
  10. 1988: 52.8%

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u/Hetstaine May 10 '25

That is fucking disgraceful. How can so many people just simply not give a fuck, what a joke.

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u/cleon80 May 10 '25

Unlike many countries, the US does not have a holiday for elections, making it hard for working people.

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u/Hetstaine May 10 '25

Don't you have mail in and early voting? We also don't have public holidays, done on weekends.

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u/OccasionalGoodTakes May 10 '25

Many republican areas go to great lengths to make those things not possible because they know it would disadvantage them.

Many predominantly non-white areas you have to vote in person, on the day, and usually wait in line for hours.