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词条 Political apathy
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  1. Political apathy in the United States

  2. See also

  3. References

{{Party politics}}Political apathy is a feeling of disinterest in the sense of politics or apathy towards politics.[1] It can consist of interest apathy, voter apathy, and information apathy. It can be categorized as the indifference of an individual and a lack of interest in participating in political activities.[2] This includes lack of interest in elections, political events, public meetings, and voting.[3] Political apathy can lead to low voter turnout and stagnation in a state's government.[4][5] Political apathy can lead to a loss of democracy and respondents mentioned it can also have social and psychological damage due to lack of personal political interaction[6] According to North American Review, lack of participation can lead to "political ills" such as corruption and dishonesty among politicians as they are not held accountable.[7] Countries with mandatory voting has seen less occurrences of political and voter apathy. In Belgium political participation is at 87.2% while in Turkey, it is 84.3% [8]

Political apathy is often found among younger voters, the poor, and minority groups.[9] The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) breaks down youths into different groups, Broadly Engaged (19%), Political Specialists (19%) and Only Voted (18%) The rest of the youth population clustered into Civically Alienated (16%), Politically Marginalized (14%) and Engaged Non-Voters (14%).[10] In 2010, only 21% of youths eligible to vote in the United States between ages 18–21 voted or were politically active.[11]

Political apathy in the United States

In the 2012 presidential election in the U.S., turnout was 54.87%[12] and in the midterm elections of 2014 there was a historic low of 36.7% turnout to the elections.[13] In a study conducted by YouGov, the question "Suppose that you alone could determine whether a Democrat or a Republican represents your Congressional district by paying a specific dollar amount. How much would you be willing to pay to ensure that a Congressman from your preferred party will win the office?" was as asked to multiple American. 55% of the people answered that they would contribute nothing to help their district.[14] This study concluded that some Americans are not interested enough in politics to put hypothetical money to a candidate. Based on government data, in the last 60 years eligible voters that have cast a ballot has ranged from 49 to 63%.[15] The highest turnout occurred in the 1960 election in which President John F. Kennedy was elected, while the lowest turnout occurred in 1996 with the election for President Bill Clinton.[15]

In a Google study on "Interested Bystanders," experts discovered that 48.9% of people in America are paying attention to the political world but not voicing any opinion on the matter (non-voting, non-volunteering for campaigns etc.),[16] thus increasing political, and voter apathy in America.

See also

  • Apolitical
  • Political alienation
  • Voter fatigue

References

1. ^{{Cite journal|last=Dean|first=Dwight G.|date=1965-01-01|title=Powerlessness and Political Apathy|jstor=41885108|journal=Social Science|volume=40|issue=4|pages=208–213}}
2. ^{{Cite journal|last=Harder|first=Joshua|year=2008|title=Why Do People Vote? A Psychological Analysis of the Causes of Voter Turnout|url=https://pprg.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2008-Turnout-Lit-Review.pdf|journal=Stanford Journal of Social Issues|volume=64|pages=|via=}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://studysites.sagepub.com/mcquail6/Online%20readings/19e%20Pasek%20et%20al.pdf|title=America's Youth and Community Engagement: How Use of Mass Media is Related to Civic Activity and Political awareness|last=Pasek|first=Josh|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}
4. ^{{Cite journal|last=Merrifield|first=John|date=1993-01-01|title=The Institutional and Political Factors that Influence Voter Turnout|jstor=30027347|journal=Public Choice|volume=77|issue=3|pages=657–667|doi=10.1007/bf01047865}}
5. ^{{Cite journal|last=Frederick|first=Heather|date=2012-01-01|title=Reforming the Presidential Primary System: The Voter Turnout Initiative|jstor=41412721|journal=PS: Political Science and Politics|volume=45|issue=1|pages=51–57|doi=10.1017/s1049096511001740}}
6. ^{{Cite journal|last=Rosenberg|first=Morris|date=1954-01-01|title=Some Determinants of Political Apathy|jstor=2745968|journal=The Public Opinion Quarterly|volume=18|issue=4|pages=349–366|doi=10.1086/266528}}
7. ^{{Cite journal|last=Mosby|first=Speed|date=1898-01-01|title=Danger of Political Apathy|jstor=25119084|journal=The North American Review|volume=167|issue=503|pages=502–504}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/02/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-developed-countries/|title=U.S. voter turnout trails most developed countries|date=2016-08-02|newspaper=Pew Research Center|access-date=2016-11-07}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.demos.org/publication/why-voting-gap-matters|title=Why the Voting Gap Matters {{!}} Demos|website=www.demos.org|access-date=2016-12-16}}
10. ^{{Cite journal|title=Understanding a Diverse Generation :Youth Civic Engagement in the United States|url=|journal=Tufts University College of Citizenship and Public Service|volume=}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/10/economist-explains-24|title=Why young people don’t vote|date=2014-10-29|newspaper=The Economist|issn=0013-0613|access-date=2016-11-07}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/turnout.php|title=Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu|access-date=2016-11-07}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.electproject.org/2014g|title=2014G - United States Elections Project|website=www.electproject.org|access-date=2016-11-07}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://today.yougov.com/news/2010/12/10/do-americans-care-about-politics/|title=YouGov {{!}} Do Americans Care about Politics?|website=YouGov: What the world thinks|access-date=2016-11-07}}
15. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/why-there-so-much-voter-apathy-us-elections-315494|title=Why is There so Much Voter Apathy in U.S. Elections?|date=2011-09-19|newspaper=International Business Times|access-date=2016-12-16}}
16. ^{{Cite journal|last=Krontiris|first=Kate|last2=Webb|first2=John|last3=Chapman|first3=Chris|date=2015-01-01|title=Understanding America’s Interested Bystander: A Complicated Relationship with Civic Duty|url=http://research.google.com/pubs/pub44180.html}}
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