Reports, studies, books, and websites on the following aspects of voter turnout:
Factors in Voter Turnout | Benefits of Voting | Voter Participation Gaps | Voter Turnout Trends | Voter Education
Factors in Voter Turnout
- Addonzio, Elizabeth. "A Social Approach to Voter Mobilization and Election Day." Yale, 2006.
- Adrich, John H. "Rational Choice and Turnout." American Journal of Political Science, 1993.
- American Political Science Association. "The Influence of Family Political Discussions on Youth Civic Development." APSA, 2007.
- American Political Science Association. "The Voting Rights Act and The Election of Nonwhite Officials." APSA, 2007.
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. "Asian American Vote in 2006." AALDEF, 2007,
- Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. "A Brief Survey of Ballot Initiative Activity Around the Country." 2008.
- Barreto, Matthew A. "Si Se Puede! Latino Candidates And Registration." American Political Science Association, 2007.
- Bergman, Elizabeth et al. "How does Vote-by-Mail Affect Voters?" Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009.
- Blakely, Tony. "Socioeconomic Inequality in Voting Participation and Self-Rated Health." American Journal of Public Health, 2001.
- Borgers, Tilman. "Costly Voting." The American Economic Review, 2004.
- Brady, Henry et al. "The Cost of Voting: Consolidation of Precincts in LA County." Midwest Political Science Association, 2004.
- Brazel, Yorom, & Silberberg, Eugene. "Is the Act of Voting Rational?" Public Choice, 1973.
- Copeland, Cassandra & LaBland, David. "Expressive Voting." Public Choice, 2002.
- Cox, Gary, Munger, Michael. "Closeness Expenditures and Turnout in 1982 House Elections." The American Political Science Review, 1989.
- Demos. "Voters Win with Same Day Registration." 2010.
- Curtis, John & McDonald, Michael. The Marketplace of Democracy: Electoral Competition And American Politics. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2006.
- Edlin, Aaron et al."Voting as a Rational Choice: Why and How People Vote to Improve the Well-Being of Others." Rationality and Society, 2007.
- Ellis, Andrew. "Engaging the Electorate Initiatives to Promote Voter Turnout", IDEA, 2006.
- Fowler, James. "Altruism and Turnout." The Journal of Politics, 2006.
- Geys, Benny. "Explaining Voter Turnout." Science Direct, 2005.
- Gimpel, James. "Election Year Stimuli and The Timing of Voter Registration." Party Politics, 2007.
- Gimpel, James et al. "Political Participation and Accessibility of the Ballot Box." Political Geography, 2003.
- Goldstein, Daniel. "Subtle Psychology of Voter Turnout." Social Science Research Network, 2007.
- Green, Donald, Shapiro, Ian. Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory: A Critique of Applications in Political Science. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994.
- Green, Donald, Shachar, Roni. "Consuetude in Voter Turnout." Yale, 1999.
- Green, Donald. "Get Out The Vote!" website.
- Green, Donald. "Voting as a Civic Habit." Yale, 1999.
- Greenberg, Stan et al. "The 2008 Early Vote." Democracy Corps, 2009.
- Gronke, Paul et al. "Convenience Voting." Annual Review of Political Science, 2008.
- Highton, Benjamin. "Easy Registration and Voter Turnout." The Journal of Politics, 1997.
- Jankowski, Richard. "Buying a Lottery Ticket to Help the Poor: Altruism, Civic Duty, and Self-Interest in the Decision to Vote." Rationality and Society, 2002.
- Jankowski, Richard. "Altruism and the Decision to Vote: Explaining and Testing High Voter Turnout." Rationality and Society, 2007.
- Kanazawa, Satoshi. "A Possible Solution to the Paradox of Voter Turnout." The Journal of Politics, 1998.
- Kawashima-Ginsberg, Kei et al. "Election Day Registration Helps Youth Turnout." CIRCLE, 2009.
- King, David et al. "Mobilizing the Party Faithful." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series, 2004.
- Knack, Stephen. "Drivers Wanted: Motor Voter and the Election of 1996." PS: Political Science and Politics, 1999.
- Lassen, David Dreyer. "Effect of Information on Voter Turnout." EPRU Working Paper Series, University of Copenhagen's Institute of Economics, 2004.
- Leighly, Jan, Nagler, Jonathan. "Class Bias in the U.S. Electorate, 1972-2004." Presented at 2007 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 2006.
- LeRoux, Kelly. "Examining Implementation of the NVRA by Nonprofits." Midwest Political Science Association, 2010.
- Macedo, Stephen. Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Undermine Citizen Participation. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2005.
- McDonald, Michael. "Rocking the House: Competition and Turnout in the 2006 Midterm Election." The Forum, 2006.
- McDonald, Michael. "The Competitive Problem of Voter Turnout." Special to washingtonpost.com's Think Tank Town, 2006.
- McIntosh, Hugh. "The Influence of Family Political Discussions on Youth Civic Development." PS: Political Science and Politics, 2007.
- Merrifield, John. "The Institutional and Political Factors that Influence Voter Turnout." Public Choice, 1991.
- Michelson, Melissa et al. "New Experiments in Minority Voter Mobilization." James Irvine Foundation, 2007.
- Nickerson, David. "Voter Registration Sites and Doors 2004." 2004.
- Nickerson, David. "Is Voting Contagious: Evidence from Two Field Experiments." The American Political Science Review, 2008.
- Niemi, Richard et al. "Where Can and Should College Students Vote?" University of Rochester, 2008.
- Piven, Frances Fox, Cloward, Richard. Why Americans Don't Vote. Pantheon, 1989.
- Plutzer, Eric. "Becoming a Habitual Voter: Inertia, Resources, and Growth in Young Adulthood." The American Political Science Review, 2002.
- Powell, G Bingham. "American Voter Turnout in Comparative Perspective." The American Political Science Review, 1986.
- Reyes, Corinna. "Awakening the Sleeping Giant 21st Century Latino Political Mobilization." Paper presented at the Mid-West Political Science Association's Annual Conference, 2006.
- Scheele, Raymond et al. "Assessing the Impact of Vote Centers on Electoral Behavior." Midwest Political Science Association, 2008.
- Sigelman, Lee et al. "Voting and Nonvoting A Multi-Election Perspective." The American Journal of Political Science,1985.
- Silberman, Jonathan, Durden, Garey. "The Rational Theory of Voter Participation: The Evidence from Congressional Elections." Public Choice, 1975.
- Stein, Robert et al. "Early Voting in Texas: The Impact of Electoral Reform on Party Mobilization.Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2005.
- Stein, Robert et al. "Election Day Vote Centers and Voter Turnout." Midwest Political Science Association, 2006.
- Student PIRGs. "TextSMS Messaging." 2007.
- Thomas, Reuben and Daniel McFarland. "Joining Young, Voting Young: the Effects of Youth Voluntarily Associations on Early Adult Voting." CIRCLE, 2010.
- Tolbert, Caroline. "The Ballot Measure Citizen Interest Link: Information, Engagement and Participation." Paper prepared for The Impact of Direct Democracy Conference, 2005.
- Wang, Tova Andrea. "New Strategies for Latino Voter Mobilization." The Century Foundation, 2006.
- Wortman, Marc. "'Party' Politics." Yale University Magazine, 2006.
- Zimmerman, Marc A. "Further Explorations in Empowerment Theory." American Journal of Community Psychology, 1992.
Benefits of Voting
- Cebula, Richard J. & Durden, Garey C. "Expected Benefits of Voting and Voter Turnout." Working Papers 07-06, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
- Gerber, Alan et al. "Descriptive Norms and Social Motivations to Vote: Everybody's Voting and So Should You." The Journal of Politics, 2009.
- Leighly, Jan, Nagler, Jonathan. "Who Votes Now? And Does it Matter." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 2007.
- Ornstein, Norman. "Vote or Else." New York Times OP-ED, 2006.
- Sanders, Lynn M. "The Psychological Benefits of Political Participation." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2001.
- "Regular Voters, Intermitten Voters and Those Who Don't: Who Votes, Who Doesn't, and Why." The Pew Research Center For The People & The Press, 2006.
- Rosenberg, Jennifer et al. "Expanding Democracy: Voter Registration Around the World." Brennan Center for Justice, 2009.
- "Voting Counts as a Healthy Habit." WebMD, 2004
- Winter, Nicholas. "Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Positive Youth Development Outcomes." Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 2003.
Voter Participaton Gaps
- ACLU. "Breaking Barriers to the Ballot Box: Felon Enfranchisement Toolkit." 2008.
- Campbell Public Affairs Institute. "Inequality and the American Public." Working Paper 2006-01.
- de Leon, Erwin et al. "Community-based Organizations and Immigrant Integration." The Urban Institute, Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, 2009.
- electionOnlineWeekly. "Disability Vote Survey: Voter Turnout Increases but Barriers Remain." 2010.
- Hess, Douglas. "Representational_Bias in the 2006 Electorate." Project Vote: 2007.
- Levinson, Meira. "Civic Achievement Gap." CIRCLE Working Paper #51, 2007.
- Leighly, Jan, and Nagler, Jonathan. "Class Bias in the U.S. Electorate." Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association: Philadelphia, 2006.
- Oshyn, Kristen and Wang, Tova Andrea. "Youth Vote 2008." Century Foundation: 2007.
- Project Vote. "Restoring Voting Rights to Former Felons." 2010.
- Teixeira, Ruy Antonio. The Disappearing American Voter. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 1992.
Voter Turnout Trends
- Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. "2008 Ballot Initiative Referenda & Election Results." 2008.
- CNN. "Record Registrations: Historic Election Inspiring Millions of New Voters." 2008
- Daniels, Lindsay. "Latino Electorate Profile and Trends." National Council of La Raza Latino Empowerment and Advocacy Project, 2007.
- Gimpel, James, and Cho, Wendy Tam. "Getting out the Asian-Pacific-American Vote." Campaigns and Elections, 2004.
- Highton, Benjamin. "Residential Mobility, Community Mobility, and Electoral Participation." Political Behavior, 2000.
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. "
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. "Voter Turnout in Western Europe since 1945." IDEA, 2004.
- Lopez, Raphael, et al. "Voter Turnout Rates from a Comparative Perspective." Chapter from "Voter Turnout in Western Europe since 1945," IDEA: 2004.
- McDonald, Michael. "Voter Turnout in the 2010 Midterm Elections."
- McHugh, Jerry. "Gay and Lesbian Voter Turnout Summary." Community Marketing, Inc., 2007.
- McKee, Seth. "Rural Voters in Presidential Elections 1992-2004." The Forum, 2007.
- Pew Center on the States. "Election 2008 in Review." 2008.
- Pew Hispanic Center. "Latinos and 2006 Mid-Term." 2006.
- Pew Hispanic Center. "The Latino Electorate Analysis of 2006 Election." 2007.
- Pew Hispanic Center. "Hispanics and the 2008 Election." 2008.
- Rock the Vote. "Young Voter Registration and Turnout Trends 2008." CIRCLE, 2008.
- Suro, Roberto. "Hispanics in the 2004 Election: Population, Electorate and Voters." Pew Hispanic Center, 2005.
- US Census Bureau. "Voting and Registration Report 2008."
- US Election Assistance Commission. "The Impact of the NVRA on the Administration of Federal Elections 2007-2008." Report to Congress, 2009.
Voter Education
- CIRCLE. "Experiments in Political Socialization Kids Voting USA as a Model for Civic Education Reform." Working Paper 49, 2006.
- CIRCLE. "The Civic Mission of Schools." 2003.
- Fair Vote. "Learning Democracy High School Curriculum." 2006.
- Owen, Diana. "Citizenship Identify and Civic Education in the US." Paper presented at the Conference on Civic Education and Politics in Democracies: Comparing
International Approaches to Educating New Citizens, 2004.