Our Nation's Voters

On September 13, 2016. The New York Times posted an article which I find quite interesting and informative. I myself love data and numbers, especially graphs. The article describes and compares the different voting groups of America and the results of exactly who has been voting are pretty neat.

The link to the article can be found by clicking here. The article is rightfully entitled, "For Every 10 U.S Adults, Six Vote and Four Don't. What Separates Them?" 

And what was the group with the highest amount of non-voters? Middle-aged white citizens and a large group of younger citizens aged 18-29. 

So far from taking my government class in college, it's known that being more educated tends to lean towards being more involved in politics. The data from these graphs prove this to be true, as the largest amount of voters include educated citizens degrees above the Master's level and high-income households. 

The article also touches upon the different reasons of why many of these groups are unable to vote and  why such large gaps between voters and non-voters exist. Reasons such as voting laws, language barriers and basic priorities of the individual voter, after all, what's more important? Showing up to work everyday? Or taking the day off to visit the only available voting booths in town for that day?

In conclusion, I think articles like these, riddled with information and graphs are great, many people should see this, not just from our government class, but the public masses, if change is necessary, we need a lot more of those voters.