Young Voters May Set Turnout Record This Year

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Young Voters May Set Turnout Record This Year

October 27, 2022 at 6:31 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 86 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/10/27/young-voter-turnout-may-set-record-this-year/

"SNIP......

A new Harvard Institute of Politics poll shows voter turnout among 18-to-29-year-olds is expected to match or surpass that of previous high mark among the demographic from the 2018 midterms.

“Forty percent of young Americans report that they will ‘definitely’ vote in the upcoming midterms, matching the proportion of young Americans who said the same in the IOP’s fall 2018 survey. The number of young Americans likely to vote has increased four percentage points since spring 2022 Harvard IOP polling — and is 14 points higher than 2014 and 13 points higher than 2010 fall benchmarks.”

.....SNIP"

[Marius25]

1. While this is great, I don't get why only 40% say they will vote

Do the other 60% not realize what will happen if Republicans gain power again?

[nycbos]

3. Having hope in young people is always a mistake.

I am 35. But even when I was in my 20s I thought this.

[Sky Jewels]

5. They saved us in 2018 and 2020.

So I think it's okay to have a bit of hope.

(Black women were the other main saviors.)

[fightforfreedom]

2. Thank you, your post backs up my post.

[GAdem2016]

4. I have two kids in that age range and both of them/all their friends are in the "definitely vote"

category. My younger one voted early in Georgia yesterday and said all their other friends have specific plans on how/when they'll vote.

[progressoid]

6. But we can still blame them after the fact right?