Economics
Voter Turnout and the Costs of Electoral Participation
Quick fact
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, only about 56% of the voting-age population actually voted, but in 2020, with expanded mail-in voting, turnout surged to about 66%—a jump of 10 percentage points, largely attributed to making voting easier during the pandemic.
Why this is interesting
You probably know that in the last U.S. presidential election, about two-thirds of eligible voters cast a ballot. But why do the other third stay home—and what if it's not about being lazy or uninterested?