[…] In the 2017 federal election voter turnout in Germany was once again deeply divided along social lines. This is shown by our new estimates of voter turnout according to social milieu: Voter turnout [...]

[…] An electorate of more than 400 million people went to the polls in 28 countries over four days. What are the main takeaways? Christian Kastrop: The most significant news from Sunday evening is: the [...]

[…] The social divide in voter turnout for a Bundestag election noticeably decreased in 2017 for the first time since 1998. This can mainly be attributed to a so-called "AfD effect": The Alternative for [...]

[…] On Sunday, May 14, 2017, more than 8 million eligible voters cast their vote for the parliamentary election in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). At 65.2 percent, voter participation in Germany's most [...]

[…] In recent decades, and with few exceptions, voter turnout has sunk at all levels of government and become less and less socially representative. This harms the legitimacy of our democracy. The reasons [...]

[…] The 8-point plan focuses on the core issues of who votes, how we vote and according to which rules we vote. Here, the main focus lies on incentives and instruments for mobilizing non-voters, a more [...]

[…] The earlier and more frequently first-time and young voters cast their ballots, the higher general voter turnout will be over time. By allowing voting beginning at the age of 16, voter participation [...]

[…] The average non-voter comes from the socially disadvantaged milieus. This finding was corroborated by an analysis of the most recent Bundestag election that correlates non-voters not only with [...]

[…] The results of Bremen's parliamentary elections are not socially representative, according to a recent Bertelsmann Stiftung study. A disproportional share of the 244,000 eligible voters who opted not [...]

[…] The results of the 2015 election for the parliament of Hamburg are not socially representative, according to a recent study conducted by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. A disproportionate share of the more [...]