Religion and Politics

Describe the major effect(s) that you believe the percentage of voter participation has on your community in terms of changes in policies. Justify your response.

Voters determine the state of the country, through electing the right leaders to be able to cater for their needs. Voting is a very major role which voters are supposed to participate in, thus making sure that they rightfully elect the person whom they believe can be able to cater for their needs. Most countries tend to suffer due to electing leaders who are qualified to take charge of the office (Thom, 2015). On the other hand, due to lower voter turnout rates, it makes it hard for the right leader to be elected. There are very many reasons which make it hard for most voters to participate in voting, and this might be due to the poor services provided by the leaders they elect.

Most countries, the US for example, has been experiencing lower voter turnout rates, mainly because of the low services offered by the government. This consequently makes it had for many people to be able to vote, simply because they do not trust the politicians. This has consequently affected the country’s economy, simply because the elected leaders are not able to provide the best services (Thom, 2015). The economy therefore suffers, due to the election of leaders who cannot be able to deliver public interests. Furthermore, most people also suffer, due to misrepresentation by their leaders in either the congress or the senate. Low voter turnout rates therefore leaves the country suffering due to the problems that the people tend to face because of poor presentation by their leaders.

Reference

Thom, F. (2015). Who Votes? Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014