Most Recent Voting Behavior

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Notes:

• Approximately 60% of all respondents report having participated in the most recent local, legislative, and national elections.

• In the US, the highest participation rate is in national elections (72.5%) while in Europe, the highest rate is in local elections (59.1%).

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Notes:

• For local and legislative elections, there were no differences between males and females.

• Females reported a slightly higher participation rate for national elections: 63.3% for females, 58.25% for males.

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Notes:

• Across all voting categories, the participation rate increased dramatically with age. The age 19-25 respondents averaged 45.8% participation, 26-50 averaged 69.6%, and over 50 averaged 81.6%.

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Table of Data for All Categories

voting.dont	All	Male	Female	USA	Europe	19-25	26-50	50+
dont	74 1.21%	41 1.15%	16 1.20%	38 1.02%	13 2.54%	18 1.55%	33 1.12%	1 0.23%
legislative	3751 61.09%	2192 61.62%	803 60.15%	2508 67.44%	237 46.38%	507 43.78%	2072 70.21%	352 82.63%
local	3907 63.63%	2264 63.65%	826 61.87%	2367 63.65%	302 59.10%	597 51.55%	2052 69.54%	357 83.80%
national	3680 59.93%	2072 58.25%	845 63.30%	2697 72.52%	109 21.33%	487 42.06%	2036 68.99%	334 78.40%
none	1139 18.55%	689 19.37%	216 16.18%	550 14.79%	160 31.31%	298 25.73%	334 11.32%	27 6.34%

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