In the past 5 presidential elections the avg turnout for the voting-age population has been 53.3%!...With approx 1/2 of eligible voters bothering to vote for president, and with a concerted effort on the part of the Repub party to make it difficult for some voters to vote in 2012 and 14 million Americans out of work, it is conceivable a teabagger darling promising to "grow jobs" could become president - a very scary thought!
Voter turnout for the past 5 presidential elections: Year - Turnout of voting-age population 2008 - 56.8% 2004 - 55.3% 2000 - 51.3% 1996 - 49.1% 1992 - 55.1% Avg: 53.5% Source: infoplease.com/U.S.elections