Why don’t Americans vote in elections?

Voting is a right that allows citizens to make their voices heard, but the reality is that as many as half of eligible voters in the US still don’t participate in the election process.  

The US lags far behind most other developed countries when it comes to voter turnout. Only 55.7% of Americans voted in the 2016 presidential election, and even less of the population, 36.4%, voted in 2014, according to the Pew Research Center.

Explanation:

Here’s a list of five things stopping Americans from voting.  

1. Many Americans want to vote but can’t.

2. Age, gender, education, socioeconomic status, and race can impact whether a person votes.

3. Election Day is held on Tuesdays.

4. Voters who don’t feel candidates represent their views might choose to opt-out.

5. Citizens are less likely to vote if they don’t think their ballot matters.

type of error:

the error in the sentence is a "dangling modifier". a dangling modifier is a phrase, word or clause that "dangles" because there is not target to modify. in this case, "after mopping the floor" is the dangling modifier since it has no word to modify. the noun "house" cannot mop the floor; therefore there is a mistake in the writing of the sentence.