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The Mill: Guns, booze and ballots

Posted on April 5, 2007April 5, 2007 by Staff

If you’re one of those eternal optimists, feel free to view voter turnout numbers the conventional way.

But try turning the number around. For example, a 17 percent turnout actually means 83 percent of the registered voters stayed home. Depressing? Well, that’s peanuts compared to a new look at civic participation courtesy of our friends at Democracy N.C.

Bob Hall, the group’s director recently sent around a press release noting this state’s rankings compared to the other 49.

A few facts quoted in the release:

  • Young adults are more likely to be binge drinkers than voters;
  • Only two out of five adults [40.8 percent] bother to vote in the typical state election;
  • North Carolinians age 18 to 25 are half as likely to vote as their grandparents;
  • More men own guns than cast ballots.
  • You can download the report and the Civic Participation Index at www.democracy-nc.org/improving/CPI.pdf

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