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Gen Z and millennial voters will account for nearly 40% of votes at the 2024 election, reports suggest.
Americans’ political affiliations and views on key issues vary a lot by age. When fewer young people vote, winning candidates and policies may not reflect their views.
Every citizen has the right to vote. But various characteristics and legal requirements affect how likely any one person is to actually cast a ballot.
At a time when democratic norms appear to be in decline around the world, deliberative democracy is one potential remedy worth pursuing.
Pierre Poilievre’s momentum among young Canadians, if maintained, could bring the Conservative Party of Canada a notable electoral advantage in the next election.
A prolonged economic recession triggered by falling oil prices and worsened by the COVID pandemic has deeply affected the everyday lives of Angolans.
When election officials share voting information on social media, voters benefit – and so does democracy.
Too often, young people’s voices are sought in tokenistic or symbolic ways. Can Labor’s new youth engagement model do things differently?
Amid predictions about a “youthquake” before May 21, what role did young voters play in this radical electoral shift?
We talked to two political scientists to understand more about young people’s political preferences as Indonesia slowly gears up for the 2024 elections.
Researchers examined the voting behavior of 5,762 students at 120 colleges and universities. Two groups stood out as an untapped electoral resource – if the candidates can turn out Gen Z.
An army of mostly older, white volunteers run America’s voting sites. They’re reluctant to work during a pandemic. So new recruits are signing up to run the polls, for better and for worse.
A survey examines how the college experience changes – or doesn’t change – students’ political views.
Changing the voting age from 18 would allow more young citizens to make voting a habit before they lose interest in politics.
By picking Kamala Harris, a Black running mate, Biden may have brought younger Black Americans, who now comprise a critical set of swing voters, over to his side.
Young voters are important to the continuity of democracy because voting at a young age leads to continued voting throughout life. This year more than most, they’ll have a hard time getting started.
Only 2% of children have the skills needed to identify a credible news story.
It’s not that young people don’t like politics – they just want to do politics differently.
Young people have registered to vote in record numbers. Here are three things every young person can do to change the election.
Top contributors
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Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
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Professor of Social Research, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University
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PhD Candidate in Youth Political Engagement, Nottingham Trent University
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Assistant Professor of American Politics, Mississippi State University
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Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in democracy studies, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor and Keidanren Chair in Japanese Research, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Politics, University of Adelaide
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Fellow and Centenary Professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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Senior lecturer, University of Canberra
