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Episode 56: Who Votes and Why

Episode 56: Who Votes and Why

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 56: Who Votes and Why

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Professor Jan Leighley walks through the factors that influence voter behavior from age to party to voting laws. Elected officials and campaigns are responsive to groups with high turnout and encourage them to vote. The opposite is also true.
Released:
Nov 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.