Parties, And Political Participation In State Politics

Parties, Elections, and Political Participation in State and Local Politics Name Institutional Affiliation Course Title Instructor Date Parties, Elections, and Political Participation in State and Local Politics America politics has traditionally displayed clear racial, geographic and gender gaps and lately secular and religious disparities when it comes to parties and elections in local and state participation. As the American population continues to age and as the nation struggles with intense pressure over the snowballing health care and retirement costs, political participation is increasingly becoming segregated along generational lines. An important question arising from this division is how significant such a geriatric gap is going to be in the next 2 or 3 decades. While the gender gap seems to have been played out with Hillary Clinton’s participation in the presidential campaigns, it is not clear whether the age gap will prove to be extreme or far-reaching. During the 2...