In each of the four most recent presidential elections the number of eligible Americans who haven’t voted has been about 100 million. The percentage of citizens who don’t vote for lesser elected offices is much higher. For instance, my city of Los Angeles (LA) is one of the U.S.’s major cities, and LA’s most important elected official is our mayor. Nevertheless, in our most recent election for mayor of LA, 80% of eligible LA residents didn’t vote.
