Who participates in politics Who participates and why What Alabamians think. Alabamians hold variety of attitudes toward politics Voter turnout in the 1998 Alabama primary election is likely to be low. Respondents were asked a series of questions about their participation in previous elections. These items were combined to create a summary measure of how often a person has voted in the past. Older, more educated and higher income citizens are more likely to vote than are others.
Men are somewhat more likely to vote than women.
Overall, blacks and whites report are about equally as likely to vote in an election. Those who believe that they can have an impact on government and politics are more likely than others to vote. Voting participation is related to the amount of free time an individual has. Relatedly, those with children in their household are somewhat less likely to vote than others. The more important a person believe politics is, the more likely they are to vote.