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Online Political Participation in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Examining the Democratic Divide

Online Political Participation in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election: Examining the Democratic Divide
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Author(s): Taewoo Nam (University at Albany, State University of New York, USA)and Djoko Sigit Sayogo (University at Albany, State University of New York, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 24
Source title: Active Citizen Participation in E-Government: A Global Perspective
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aroon Manoharan (Kent State University, USA)and Marc Holzer (Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0116-1.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter investigates how the democratic divide has been established due to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, by analyzing the data from the Pew Research Center’s survey conducted during the campaign season of the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The study compares five different types of online political activity: communication, mobilization, information consumption, information production, and involvement in social networking websites. Sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, race, education, and income determine the degree of online political involvement. The conventional notion that better-educated and more affluent citizens actively participate in politics is magnified on the Internet for white males more than non-whites or females. The generational divide is salient for adoption of social networking sites, but the websites serve a political function to encourage participation by those disadvantaged in terms of education and economic means.

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