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Should voting be mandatory in a democracy?

en.wikipedia.org
45%
consensus11responses

“Only if we first make it genuinely easy and accessible for everyone”

All answers

Only if we first make it genuinely easy and accessible for everyone
45%
Yes — democracy only works when everyone participates, not just the motivated
27%
No — forcing uninformed or disengaged people to vote weakens democracy
18%
Voting is already pointless — mandatory or not changes nothing
9%
Never — the freedom to abstain is as fundamental as the freedom to vote
0%

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Country

% chose top answer

🇺🇸United States100%🇮🇹Italy100%🇭🇷Croatia40%🇬🇧United Kingdom100%

Croatia is most divided — 40% “Yes — democracy only works when everyone participates, not just the motivated” vs 20% “Voting is already pointless — mandatory or not changes nothing”.

Age

100%
40%
20%
50%

35–44 is most divided — 40% “Only if we first make it genuinely easy and accessible for everyone” vs 40% “Yes — democracy only works when everyone participates, not just the motivated”.

Gender

75%
25%
60%
20%

Man leans differently — 60% chose “Yes — democracy only works when everyone participates, not just the motivated”.

Man is most divided — 60% “Yes — democracy only works when everyone participates, not just the motivated” vs 20% “Voting is already pointless — mandatory or not changes nothing”.

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