1. Date: January 19, 2016 Topic: Voting Patterns in the United States Aim: How are voting behaviors distributed in the United States? Do Now: Handouts. Handouts.

2. WHAT DOES THIS DATA TELL US ABOUT YOUNG ADULTS AND POLITICS? HOW MIGHT THIS DATA BE USED BY MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES?

3. Age – Age – Education Education – Government requirements that cause a decrease in voter turnout– Citizenship, Age, Disenfranchisement of certain groups (felons, mentally impaired), Residency, Registration, Limited Opportunities, Showing Identification, Closed Primaries, Process of obtaining an absentee ballot. Government requirements that cause a decrease in voter turnout – Citizenship, Age, Disenfranchisement of certain groups (felons, mentally impaired), Residency, Registration, Limited Opportunities, Showing Identification, Closed Primaries, Process of obtaining an absentee ballot.

4. Linkage Institutions – the channels or access points in which peoples preferences get on the governments policy agenda. Examples? How do these examples connect citizens to government?

5. More mobile population – people are moving more frequently. More mobile population – people are moving more frequently. De-alignment – less party identification – more independents – people not as loyal to their party as they once were. De-alignment – less party identification – more independents – people not as loyal to their party as they once were. Cynicism – little difference between the candidates. Cynicism – little difference between the candidates. Apathy. Apathy. Loss of efficacy – vote doesn’t matter. Loss of efficacy – vote doesn’t matter.

6. Greater media interest – earlier and earlier. Greater media interest – earlier and earlier. Greater information available about the candidates. Greater information available about the candidates. The party conventions – television coverage. The party conventions – television coverage. Visibility of the presidential office. Visibility of the presidential office. MIDTERM ELECTION – ELECTIONS HELD TWO YEARS INTO THE TERM OF THE PRESIDENT – ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ARE ELECTED AND MANY MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.

7. WHICH NUMBERED REGIONS SAW STRONG DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT? 1,4, AND 6 WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THAT SUPPORT?

8. WHICH OF THE NUMBERED REGIONS SHOW STRONG REPUBLICAN SUPPORT? 3 – THREE! WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THAT SUPPORT?