Untapped Potential: Campaigns Neglect Young Voters

Most young people don’t vote. Most Americans 18-29 don’t vote, and a majority of Americans in this age group haven’t voted in over 50 years. Their turnout for national elections is consistently under 50%, and if you thought that’s bad, it’s even worse in midterms, with only 27% of this demographic voting in 2022. Nevertheless, young people are at the forefront of activism, fighting for policies like climate change, gun control, reproductive freedoms, and police reform.