32 Examples of Political Participation

John Spacey, May 29, 2023

Political participation is active and positive involvement in the political process. Anything positive that you do that could influence the direction of politics, even in a small way, is political participation. Political participation is viewed as a right and civic duty. The following are common examples of political participation.

Running for office	Voting
Joining a political party	Campaigning
Donating	Protesting
Petitioning	Contacting elected officials
Political volunteering	Political rallies and events
Lobbying	Engaging in debates
Exercising rights and freedoms	Exercising free speech
Political fundraising	Endorsing candidates
Grassroots organizing	Publishing political media and opinions
Political activism	Social media debate and activism
Researching political issues	Fact-checking
Attending town halls	Supporting interest groups
Promoting voter registration	Get-out-the-vote efforts – helping people to get to voting stations
Talking about politics	Volunteering for elections
Issue advocacy	Volunteering related to social, political and environmental issues
Careers related to politics such as political analyst	Careers related to media and journalism that touch on politics

Participation can feel divisive but disagreement can be a sign of a healthy and thriving society where people are willing to sacrifice group harmony to create tension and change.

Even where debate and politics feel quite unfriendly, this may be helping to preserve civility. As long as people are venting their political frustrations in ways that conform to the rules of society -- civility is thriving.

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