Potential impacts of the voter turnout rate

Describe the potential impacts of the voter turnout rate for local government. In political science, voter turnout refers to the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can refer to the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. Voter turnout is a helpful statistic that indicates how engaged voters were in a particular election. Generally, this is understood as the percentage of voters who vote in a given election and is calculated by dividing the number of votes by the number of voters.