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democracy's report card, graded on how many people bothered to show up.
means the percentage of eligible voters who actually cast a ballot in a given election.
from tracked seriously since the 19th century as nations tied legitimacy to participation, though the phrase itself became statistical shorthand in 20th-century political science.
belgium mandatoryvoting is compulsory, turnout regularly tops 87 percent
us midtermsoften dip below 40 percent nationally
weather mattersrain measurably lowers turnout studies confirm
2020 anomalyus hit highest turnout in over a century