Alachua County VotersAlachua County Voters

Adriane FieldAdriane FieldAntonio LaudaniAntonio Laudani

Iris MontoyaIris MontoyaRamune ZakatovaRamune Zakatova

Percentage of Registered Percentage of Registered VotersVoters

44% of Total 44% of Total

Population VotedPopulation Voted 55% of Eligible 55% of Eligible

Population voted Population voted

Based on Block Based on Block

PrecinctsPrecincts

Areas InvestigatedAreas Investigated

Location of VotersLocation of Voters AgeAge Owner Vs. RenterOwner Vs. Renter Family StatusFamily Status RaceRace

Location of Registered Location of Registered VotersVoters

Near Major Road WaysNear Major Road Ways In MunicipalitiesIn Municipalities

Based on Higher Based on Higher

Voting Percentages in Voting Percentages in

Block PrecinctsBlock Precincts

AgesAges

Housing/LandHousing/Land

51% Private 51% Private 41% Renters41% Renters 8% vacant8% vacant

Based on BlockBased on Block

PrecinctsPrecincts

Owner Vs. Renter Owner Vs. Renter

In rented areas less or no voting was In rented areas less or no voting was occurring than in private ownership occurring than in private ownership areasareas

Majority of land area is ownership, Majority of land area is ownership, rentals being in more concentrated rentals being in more concentrated areas.areas.

Long term Long term (owners )(owners ) vs. vs. Short Term Short Term (renters)(renters)

Property TaxesProperty Taxes KnowledgeKnowledge ConcernConcern

Family Status Family Status

Expected single parents toExpected single parents to be be active votersactive voters

Maps of distribution of all Maps of distribution of all

singles and single parentssingles and single parents

compared with areas of compared with areas of

high voting activity (75%high voting activity (75%

and higher)and higher) Voting wasn’t very active Voting wasn’t very active

in the areas of high in the areas of high

concentration of singleconcentration of single

parentsparents Singles with no children Singles with no children

appeared to be more appeared to be more

activeactive

Same analysis method Same analysis method

applied to married couplesapplied to married couples Surprisingly, the areasSurprisingly, the areas

with highest concentrationwith highest concentration

of families with childrenof families with children

were not in the highestwere not in the highest

voting activity areasvoting activity areas

General Race of VotersGeneral Race of Voters

Races by location: white, Black, Asian, Races by location: white, Black, Asian, Hispanic, and otherHispanic, and other

Selection of each race, and the Selection of each race, and the highest concentration are found by highest concentration are found by locationlocation

As a result, the Alachua county is As a result, the Alachua county is predominantly white, following the predominantly white, following the black communityblack community

Selection of the highest percentages Selection of the highest percentages of registered voters of registered voters

Emphasis of these voters by location, Emphasis of these voters by location, and mostly active in the white and mostly active in the white communitycommunity

Races are combined with the highest Races are combined with the highest concentration of voters by locationconcentration of voters by location

The most predominant races, white The most predominant races, white and black, have the most and black, have the most concentration of active voters in the concentration of active voters in the center of Alachua Countycenter of Alachua County

ResultsResults

The White and Black communities The White and Black communities are the most predominant races, are the most predominant races, therefore the pattern shows that the therefore the pattern shows that the highest concentration of voters are highest concentration of voters are located within these two located within these two communitiescommunities

ResultsResults

Lower turnout of voters in more rural Lower turnout of voters in more rural areas of Alachua County than in areas of Alachua County than in municipalities.municipalities.

Lower turnout of rental voters than Lower turnout of rental voters than private owner voters.private owner voters.

Older population is more active than Older population is more active than the youngerthe younger

Results cont.Results cont.

Overall marriage status didn’t Overall marriage status didn’t influence voting pattern dramaticallyinfluence voting pattern dramatically

Singles tended to be more active Singles tended to be more active than married than married

People without children, esp. People without children, esp. married, were located in the less married, were located in the less actively voting zonesactively voting zones

ConclusionConclusion

Publicize importance of voting to rural Publicize importance of voting to rural areas areas

Encourage short term residents to Encourage short term residents to vote more along with long term vote more along with long term residentsresidents

Encourage voting among young Encourage voting among young families and esp. single parentsfamilies and esp. single parents

Encourage civic activism through out Encourage civic activism through out neglected cultural communitiesneglected cultural communities