在两次世界大战间隙的民主危机中，投票率大幅下滑，因为选民们希望对极端党派所谓的“制度”进行抗争。 在2009年的德国，选举参与率下滑了5 % ， 达到72.5 % 。
In the interwar crisis of democracy, participation in elections surged as voters tried to protest against what the radical parties denounced as “the system”.  In Germany in 2009, electoral participation fell by 5%, to 72.5%.  Those voters who were disillusioned by politics simply thought that there was no point in voting.