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Voter Behavior in the 2012 Election Year
Posted on June 18, 2012 by admin in Portfolio.So far, 2012 has been a very interesting election year. In any election year, there are a number of things that can affect voters’ decisions at the polls: for instance, the current issues, the current economy, the candidates on the ballot, or the current voter registration laws.
Every ten years in America, however, something special takes place across the U.S. called the census, which leads to redistricting. Each state handles redistricting a little differently. The website, All About Redistricting, evaluates each state’s redistricting cycles, which branches of the legislatures are changed, the timing, public input, and the criteria each state uses.
In South Carolina, in particular, the state provides voters with all the criteria that are used when the legislature goes about redistricting on the website of the Office of Research and Statistics of the South Carolina Budget and Control Board. In an effort to get a sense of the effect redistricting might have across the country, a case-study was done on the primary election season in South Carolina.
You’re invited to be a part of this case-study by participating in the survey below:
Thank you for participating in the survey. The information gathered from the survey along with information provided in “Redistricting: Will This Affect the 2012 Election?” will help determine if the additional twist of redistricting has made 2012 a particularly challenging year for voters.
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Is this what “voter behavior” suppposed to be about for a “thesis”? I don’t understand where you get “voter behavior” out of this, but if the redistricting is the cause of “voter behavior” I don’t think that is the root cause of it. The article is very vague in that aspect. Maybe “voter behavior” has more to do with notifications of voters to get out there to vote, and that seems to be the cruz of the whole problem. Not enough notices or information, especially from the news medias, are telling voters to get out there to vote, where their precincts are or how to find out. I went to my local county’s GOP HQ, now easier to locate on Hwy 501 next to the Lowe’s store, and they provide good information for the party’s voters on where to vote in each precincts, who the candidates are and can further help voters to register if needed. The entire crux of the “voter behavior” lies with the party’s enthusiasm to get their voters out there and the enthusiasm of the voter, as well. If we, here in Horry county, are not enthusiastic as we should be, as important as this election is, which is why a lot of voters don’t understand as to why its so important, then, as they’ve said on the Apollo 13 mission, “Houston, we have a problem.”
Carlene,
Thank you so much for your input. You are quite correct when you state that the article with the survey is very vague regarding “voting behavior.” It is meant to be. Actually, the basis of the project thesis is to see if, in fact, redistricting had a major effect on voter behavior in the 2012 election. My project thesis has not been published yet, but as you have recognized, the thesis will prove that there were many more factors besides redistricting that have affected voter behavior, particularly in South Carolina this year. I also work on Horry County’s GOP website and will definitely share your comments with their leadership as well as in my thesis.
Thanks again – Allison
Allison
Thanks for asking and good luck with the paper.