[…] 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 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 [...]

[…] 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 [...]

[…] The more precarious the social living conditions, the lower the voter turnout. As a result, growing regional and social differences lead to political inequality. This is consistent with the findings [...]

[…] 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 [...]

[…] 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 [...]

[…] 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 [...]

[…] Ways to Raise Voter Turnout A large majority of non-voters (59 percent) do not rule out participation in elections per se and can still be approached and mobilized. But, for that, there needs to be a [...]

[…] The Social Divide in Voter Turnout Is it a sign of growing frustration or civic protest? Or is it simply a normal feature of an established democracy? The structural dimension of voter participation [...]