<span>Because after the second world war, there was a surge of immigration that flowed to the United States. There was also a substantial amount of people who were intellectuals that were flocking to this country. All of this led to dramatic changes following World War II.</span>
Starting with the election of President Andrew
Jackson (1828), voter participation increased due
to the end of property requirements for voting by
many states. We technically used to have. It not any longer. God bless America! ;)