Youth participation in the electoral process is of great concern in Western democracies today. For many years we have known that young people are less likely to enroll to vote than older groups. There are many national studies which have attemptedto uncover the reasons why this is so and also look at what motivates young people to participate. [...]

Voter turnout is a form of political participation. The level of voter turnout can indicate a strong democracy and how representative governments are of the electorate.  [...]

Low cost instant opinion polling

The term public opinion refers to attitudes and positions that the people hold on particular issues facing a society. It is often sharply divided on emotionally charged social issues such as abortion law or gay rights. Opinion on a particular issue usually changes only gradually, if at all. Politicians need ways of gauging these inivisible social forces. [...]