{"product_id":"who-votes-now-jan-e-leighley-9780691159355","title":"Who Votes Now?: Demographics, Issues, Inequality, and Turnout in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Votes Now?\u003c\/i\u003e compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Drawing on a wealth of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey and the American National Election Studies, Jan Leighley and Jonathan Nagler demonstrate that the rich have consistently voted more than the poor for the past four decades, and that voters are substantially more conservative in their economic views than nonvoters. They find that women are now more likely to vote than men, that the gap in voting rates between blacks and whites has largely disappeared, and that older Americans continue to vote more than younger Americans. Leighley and Nagler also show how electoral reforms such as Election Day voter registration and absentee voting have boosted voter turnout, and how turnout would also rise if parties offered more distinct choices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Providing the most systematic analysis available of modern voter turnout, \u003ci\u003eWho Votes Now?\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that persistent class bias in turnout has enduring political consequences, and that it really does matter who votes and who doesn't.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan E. Leighley, Jonathan Nagler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691159351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691159355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Jan E. Leighley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721267073279,"sku":"9780691159355","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9065cad1-ade7-4f5f-8001-e4bad2e30d82.jpg?v=1742752350","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-votes-now-jan-e-leighley-9780691159355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}