In comparison with citizens in western European democracies Americans are less likely to vote in national elections.
What are national elections ?
Elections are how a population selects a person or people to hold public office because they are a formal process of collective decision-making.
A key strategy for fostering political opportunities and increasing political involvement is elections.
Political parties and community organisations have the chance to organise their supporters through electoral processes and provide other programmes to the general public.
Every two years, on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November, there are federal elections.
In any given election year, every member of the House of Representatives and roughly one-third of the Senate are up for reelection.