Voting-eligible population
Chapter 39 of the CLEP American Government study guide on Effortless Math covers Voting-eligible population: the key terms, the core ideas, and worked examples showing how this topic is tested on the exam. CLEP American Government, Chapter 39 Voting-eligible population Turnout is a rate, so its meaning depends on the denominator. The voting-age population includes […]
Voting-Age Population
The voting-age population (VAP) is every person in the U.S. aged 18 or older, including noncitizens and others who are not eligible to vote. The voting-eligible population (VEP) removes those groups, so turnout calculated with VAP looks lower than turnout calculated with VEP. Political scientists usually prefer VEP for comparing turnout over time. CLEP American […]
