Why People Don't Vote

The NPR Politics Podcast

EpisodeDec 16, 202014m

Why People Don't Vote

The NPR Politics Podcast

EpisodeDec 16, 202014m

For the eighty million Americans who didn't vote in November, government can feel distant. Non-voters tend to believe that things will go on just as they did before regardless of an election's outcome.READPoll: Despite Record Turnout, 80 Million Americans Didn't Vote. Here's WhyThis episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, demographics and culture reporter Juana Summers, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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