Politics and literacy

Politics and literacy concern the political impact of increasing illiteracy in a population, such as the United States. It means more ballots will be filled by party operatives, such as through ballot harvesting. It means there will be less ability by the population to understand reasoned arguments, and the consequences of voting decisions.

While accurate polling is not done on this issue, it can be anticipated that higher percentage of illiterate voters will allow their ballots to be cast for Democrats rather than Republicans. Accordingly, just as illegal immigration has a political benefit for the Democrat Party, illiteracy likewise has a one-sided political benefit.