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Let see here, in order to have an democratic country where over half of the population voted for the people in power, you need a participation rate of around 70
by belorn 7y ago
Let see here, in order to have an democratic country where over half of the population voted for the people in power, you need a participation rate of around 70% with children accounted for, and about 70% of those need to have voted for the same party.
The percentage of children under the age of 18 in the US is around 23%. It is thus definitively possible to have a election where 50% of the population voted for the people in power but there is not much of a margin. I wonder if it has ever happened and if so where (disqualifying any dictatorship).
- brobdingnagians 7y agoHere are some interesting numbers on landslide votes in the US (only electoral college votes, but I think it represents general popularity as well): [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_Electoral_College_margin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presiden... [2] https://www.thoughtco.com/landslide-presidential-elections-by-electoral-votes-3367489 https://www.thoughtco.com/landslide-presidential-elections-b...