TURNOUT

Question 1

what influences turnout in elections?

Answer 1

• importance of issues
• performance of gov (valence)
• age
• class
• voted ID
• use of media

Question 2

why was turnout so high in 2017?

Answer 2

youthquake - corbyn appealed to old labour and young

may was unpopular but considered to be a close election

brexit!!

Question 3

why was turnout in 2001 and 2005 particularly low?

Answer 3

people thought blair would win so no point , innefectiveness of the opposition but cons didn’t want to vote labour

Question 4

what was the prevailing factor in 2024 election that led to a low turnout?

Answer 4

valence!! - people were fed up with with cons but not excited by labour or SNP

Question 5

which age group has consistently had a turnout of less than 50% apart from 2017 when it was 54%

Answer 5

18-24

Question 6

which age group has had a consistent turnout?

Answer 6

25-34 , around 54% since 2010

Question 7

which age ranges have consistently been between 60-80% turnout since 2005?

Answer 7

45-54
55-64
65+

Question 8

which age group consistently votes more than any other age group , despite turnout dropping since 2017?

Answer 8

65+

Question 9

which age group has had the biggest fluctuation in turnout since 2005, what is the general trend?

Answer 9

18-24, general trend is more of them are voting

Question 10

why do old people tend to vote more?

Answer 10

• policies are aimed at them
• they have more time and inclination
• they are more directly affected

Question 11

why do younger people tend to vote more?

Answer 11

• apathy and disillusionment
• parties don’t target them specifically with policies
• they participate in other ways eg, social media, protests
• less assets to protect