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title: "Voter turnout — mentioned on MeidasTouch | Reclip.Me"
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# Voter turnout

**Type:** Idea

**As of November 2026, Voter turnout has been mentioned in one podcast episode on MeidasTouch (Nov 2026).** Discussed as central to wins/losses and as a target for future organizing (grow turnout among nonvoters to 60–80%).

In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate of a given election. This is typically either the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford University political scientists Adam Bonica and Michael McFaul, there is a consensus among political scientists that "democracies perform better when more people vote."

| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
| --- | --- |
| First heard | [Nov 2026 on MeidasTouch](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch) |
| Field | [Elections / Political Science](https://reclip.me/concept/elections) |

## Who talks about Voter turnout on podcasts?

Voter turnout came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on MeidasTouch.

- [LIVE: Marc Elias TELLS ALL about ELECTION… | PoliticsGirl](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch/live-marc-elias-tells-all-about-election-politicsgirl?t=1660) on [MeidasTouch](https://reclip.me/podcast/meidastouch) (Nov 2026)

## What is Voter turnout mentioned alongside?

Voter turnout is most often mentioned alongside Donald Trump, Democracy and Democratic Party.

**Mentioned together:** [Donald Trump](https://reclip.me/person/donald-trump-8), [Democracy](https://reclip.me/concept/democracy), [Democratic Party](https://reclip.me/company/democratic-party-2), [Washington, D.C.](https://reclip.me/location/washington-d-c), [California](https://reclip.me/entity/107049), [2026 United States midterm elections](https://reclip.me/event/2026-united-states-midterm-elections), [Voter Suppression](https://reclip.me/concept/voter-suppression), [Bari Weiss](https://reclip.me/person/bari-weiss), [Too Big to Rig](https://reclip.me/concept/too-big-to-rig), [Get money out of politics](https://reclip.me/concept/get-money-out-of-politics)

### Themes

Groups of names that keep coming up together in the conversations that mention Voter turnout.

- Democracy and Marc Elias: [Democracy](https://reclip.me/concept/democracy), [Marc Elias](https://reclip.me/person/marc-elias), [Department of Justice](https://reclip.me/company/department-of-justice), [Lee McGowan](https://reclip.me/person/lee-mcgowan), [2026 United States midterm elections](https://reclip.me/event/2026-united-states-midterm-elections), [Voter Suppression](https://reclip.me/concept/voter-suppression)
- Fascism and Harmeet Dhillon: [Fascism](https://reclip.me/concept/fascism), [Harmeet Dhillon](https://reclip.me/person/harmeet-dhillon), [Democracy Forward](https://reclip.me/company/democracy-forward), [ACLU](https://reclip.me/company/aclu-3), [New York Times](https://reclip.me/entity/109855), [Impeachment](https://reclip.me/concept/impeachment)
- 2020 Election and Politics Girl: [2020 Election](https://reclip.me/event/2020-election), [Politics Girl](https://reclip.me/media/politics-girl), [Trump administration](https://reclip.me/concept/trump-administration), [Alaska](https://reclip.me/location/alaska), [Mississippi](https://reclip.me/entity/111715), [Alabama](https://reclip.me/location/alabama)
- MAGA movement and Gerrymandering: [MAGA movement](https://reclip.me/concept/maga-movement-2), [Gerrymandering](https://reclip.me/concept/gerrymandering), [Constitutional crisis](https://reclip.me/concept/constitutional-crisis), [Dan Sullivan](https://reclip.me/person/dan-sullivan), [Too Big to Rig](https://reclip.me/concept/too-big-to-rig)

### Most often together

- Donald Trump and White House: part of
- Donald Trump and Democracy: together in one episode that mention Voter turnout
- Donald Trump and California: together in one episode that mention Voter turnout
- Democratic Party and California: together in one episode that mention Voter turnout
- Donald Trump and Democratic Party: together in one episode that mention Voter turnout
- Mississippi and Alabama: competes with

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About the data: Reclip.Me counts a mention once per episode by analyzing podcast transcripts across 6,066 analyzed episodes from 433 podcasts. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

Last changed Nov 11, 2026. The newest episode mentioning Voter turnout aired Nov 11, 2026.