Howard L. Reiter, in Public Opinion Quarterly (FallNan-Voter 1979), Elsevier North Holland, 52 Van-
derbilt Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.
There has been a steady decline in the proportion of eligible voters who cast their ballots in U.S. presidential elections-down from 62.8 per- cent of the electorate in 1960 to 54.4 percent in 1976. Alienation due to the Vietnam War, the recent enfranchisement of 18-to-20-year-olds, and the growing numbers of eligible voters 70 years of age and older have all...