# Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Jacob Soboroff
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jacob_soboroff_why_do_americans_vote_on_tuesdays)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Since 1845, Americans have been voting on Tuesdays -- but why? In this humorous talk, Jacob Soboroff shares the history of Election Day and shows how voting on a Tuesday affects voter turnout. \[Directed by TED-Ed\].

## Lectures

1. [Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jacob_soboroff_why_do_americans_vote_on_tuesdays/49fa175d71d6), 4 min (TED's player)