But it's true, equally so for the U.S., by the way. People with high income are twice as likely to participate in the democratic process as poor people: https:/

But it's true, equally so for the U.S., by the way. People with high income are twice as likely to participate in the democratic process as poor people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_the_United_States_presidential_elections#/media/File:Voter_Turnout_by_Income,_2008_US_Presidential_Election.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_the_United_St... It also makes perfect sense if you look at the post-medieval revival of the democratic idea: It was the emerging middle-class, rich people, who demanded participation in the governing processes.