This year’s presidential election is a tight race — and it may be about to break records. So far, voter turnout has nearly reached the record set in 2008, when 30.4 percent of eligible voters participated in the primaries.
Jan Leighley is a professor of government at American University. She believes interest is high because candidates are offering different views on one important issue—the economy.
“People will pay attention and probably show up at the polls to cast a vote for whoever they think will do better on the economy,” predicts Leighley.
Only time will tell how many voters make it to the polls this November — and which candidate will win.