Why People Vote

Depending on socioeconomic factors like wealth, education, or occupation, people are more or less likely to vote.

Certain factors like age, gender, race, and religion help describe why people vote and who is more likely to vote.

Some people are motivated to vote because they identify very strongly with one party.

People can be motivated to vote based on their political ideology, or how they think government, economy, and society should be structured.

Oftentimes, people vote based on specific candidate's characteristics, experiences, or likeability.

In some elections, voters are motivated to vote a certain way based on specific policy preferences, which is called issue voting.