Locked Out, But Not Checked Out

Three in four registered voters sat out this year’s primaries, something analysts typically chalk up to voter apathy. It’s not a crazy assumption. In fact, that’s the most common reason non-voters gave for not voting in the latest RCINI/Emerson College Polling survey, sponsored by Unite America: They were busy or forgot. But this isn’t the entire story. Some 15% of non-voters, including 28% of independents who didn’t vote, gave a different answer: They said they weren’t eligible to participate. While this might seem like a relatively small number, it is 11.5% of the registered voters in the…
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