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"Young people can decide elections, and their participation is central to our politics. Expanding the electorate and addressing inequities in youth voting is a crucial task for strengthening democracy."

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2020 NATIONAL YOUTH VOTER TURNOUT WAS
 
 
50%
 
That's an 11% increase from the 39% of eligible youth who voted in 2016. .
Election Policies Matter: Many of the states with the highest youth turnout have policies like automatic and same-day registration that make it easier for young people to register and vote. Many of the states with lower turnout do not have these policies in place or have restrictions like voter ID laws.
Top Turnout States: Michigan had the highest youth turnout in the country (37%), with Minnesota, Maine, Oregon, and Colorado also above 30%.
 
Lowest Turnout States: Oklahoma, Alabama, Indiana, West Virginia, and Tennessee all had youth turnout at or below 15%.
There has been a sharp increase in youth believing that “political involvement rarely has tangible results” (36%), their vote “doesn’t make a difference” (42%) and agreement that “politics today are no longer able to meet the challenges our country is facing” (56%). 

 

Help reverse this shift by learning that youth votes really do make a difference!

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2022 NATIONAL YOUTH VOTER TURNOUT WAS
 
 
 23%
 
That's lower than the historic 28% youth turnout during midterms in 2018, but much higher than in 2014, when only 13% of youth voted.
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