AXES Paragraph - Voting

Aliceson Lorico
Politics cater to the interests of the older, white demographic of the United States. The
presidential election is a prime example where the white and older community have the highest
voter turnout. Based on the statistics from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey
(CPS), from 1986 to 2006, non-hispanic whites had the highest voter turnout in comparison to
other races. The only years where white voters were didnt make up the highest amount of
votes, was 2008 and 2012, which was when Barack Obama was running for president. From the
same survey, the voter age range that had the highest turnout at every election from 1986 to
2012 was citizens 60 years and up. These statistics conclude, the main demographics of people
who are voting and making decisions on political issues, are white and older. The voices that
are dominating within the polls, according to the graphs, are the same demographics since
1986. Since older, white people make up most of the percentage of votes, their opinions are the
ones heard the most. This can be a great problem if we are not hearing opinions from different
demographics, especially on issues that may affect them. Within the election, there are a lot of
political issues that affect more than one group of people. But the highest amounts of voters in
the election are continuously the same community of people. The polls seem to favor older,
white people because they are the ones who are voting the most. Without diversity within the
election, the political opinions of many other communities that make up the United States, are
not being heard. So in conclusion, the United States are only viewing one perspective of the
issues that affect everyone.