Is it true that people who subscribe to newspapers have a much higher voter turnout rate?

Question

is it true that people who subscribe to newspapers have a much higher voter turnout rate than the general population?

and by how much?

Answer 1

Yes. The fact that they subscribe to a newspaper indicates that they are more interested in current events than those who don't.

Answer 2

I used to buy a couple of newspapers a day until the got too expensive. These days I go over to Starbucks and 'borrow' a New York Times, a local paper and a USA Today, and for the price of a cup of coffee I stay up with at least some of the news. I alternate between CNN, FOX and MSNBC for the TV version and read all of the magazines available at our local library. I try to read at least one non-fiction book a week on various subject as well. I've voted in every election since Kennedy, and even ran for our state senate...I came in second! I suspect that better informed people vote more often then those who either don't care or have no interest....that seems like a reasonable assumption.

Answer 3

Not likely. I saw all those people who came out to vote for Obama and I can confidently assume that most of them can't even read.