over the past four years, What has happened to primary election voting turnout ?

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What story does the data tell?

3. Why do you think that is?

4. What is a consequence of this?

5. How does voter turnout between Republicans and Democrats compare?

6. Why do you think that is?

7. What impact do you think this difference will have on the 2018 midterm elections?

8. Primary election voter turnout is way up, but overall, how would you characterize a turnout rate of 19.6% in U.S. House primary elections?

9. When so few people vote, who wins?

10. Who loses?

11. Why do so few people vote?

12. Describe some barriers to voting?

13. Do most other democracies have primary elections?*

14. Predict how you think the 2018 midterm election will end up?

15. Read this totally amazing list of 11 ways to increase voter turnout and share your favorite one in the comments section below.

    *Nope

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Read this totally banned and explicit article on midterm voter turnout trends from the Pew Research Center.

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Did you know that you can help turnout the vote? You can work for either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party or neither party to help get out the vote. That’s right! Get out the vote, and share your experience in class or online.

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