A low information voter is someone who is uninformed about the issues but yet still votes anyway based on ideals that they are either unsure or have no idea about. I am not sure if I would identify myself as a low information voter or not. I will admit that I am not exactly up on all the issues in our society but I have always said that I will not vote in an election that I am unsure on the issues at hand. I am a registered independent because I feel that I don’t exactly relate to all the issues with either party. I may be a low information voter but I know that I should be better informed, and I would never vote, just to vote. Lately I have been trying to become more informed about what is going on and have been watching the news and questioning my parents on the debates that are going on. I even watched some of the Democratic and Republican debates to educate myself. So, yes by definition I am a low information voter, but I fully plan on trying to educate myself because as I get older I realize that these are very real issues that need to be addressed so that our country can improve. Without informed voters we get presidents and other political figures that rule our country in a way that is not successful and that is how we get into wars that are unnecessary.
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