Graphic Truth: Turn Out or Tune Out?

Democracy dies in darkness, or maybe it just withers from neglect: in the 2016 US presidential election, just 55.7 percent of the voting age population cast ballots. Twenty five other industrialized countries showed higher turnout than that in their last election cycle, according to a new study by Pew. Here’s how they stack up:

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