Voter Turnout: Who Votes and Why
Turnout is a rate, so its meaning depends on the denominator. The voting-age population includes residents age eighteen or older. It is readily estimated from census data but includes noncitizens and some people ineligible under state law. The voting-eligible population attempts to remove ineligible residents and provide a closer measure of the people legally entitled […]
How Political Ideology Shapes Public Policy
Incremental policymaking modifies an existing policy in limited steps rather than replacing the whole arrangement through one broad design. Officials might adjust an eligibility threshold, test a program in several states, raise a benefit gradually, or revise one regulatory standard while leaving the larger system intact. Incrementalism is common because decision makers face incomplete information, […]
