Why do younger people turn out to vote at lower rates rather than do other age groups? The answer is yes, and here’s why. The adolescents a part of Generation Y (Millennial) seem to be inattentive, preoccupied with something else worth their time or are nonetheless careless. Evidently, younger individuals seem to exhibit some sort of lackadaisical mood whenever they’re asked about anything involving politics; it just doesn’t seem to grasp their interest let alone think it affects them in any way possible. Furthermore, technology is an aspect that could contribute as to why younger people may turn out to vote lesser than older generations.
According to Why Don’t Young People Vote, “…21.3 percent — or around 10 million of us turned out to vote …show more content…
I’m form Texas, and I presumed that it was going to be a mere struggle for me to vote in the state of Oklahoma; and it certainly wasn’t. All I really had to do was fill out a voter’s registration form, receive a voter’s card then vote at the local voting poll. That might be problematic for some people, but everything went smoothly for me.
In summation, despite some of the limitation college students are forced to deal with when it comes to voting, it all boils down to what interests you or not. Some people in older generations might make it a priority to vote while people of younger generations just don’t care about voting let alone politics to begin with; and vice versa. When you really think about it, it’s all truly a matter of perspective.
WORKS CITED
Esaili, H. (2015, November 12). Why don’t young people vote? Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hanan-esaili/why-dont-young-people-vote_b_8535936.html Apuzzo, M. (2014, July 13). College students claim voter ID laws discriminate based on age. U.S. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/us/college-students-claim-voter-id-laws-discriminate-based-on-age.html Economist, T. (2014, October 29). Why young people don’t vote. Retrieved February 25, 2017, from
According to Why Don’t Young People Vote, “…21.3 percent — or around 10 million of us turned out to vote …show more content…
I’m form Texas, and I presumed that it was going to be a mere struggle for me to vote in the state of Oklahoma; and it certainly wasn’t. All I really had to do was fill out a voter’s registration form, receive a voter’s card then vote at the local voting poll. That might be problematic for some people, but everything went smoothly for me.
In summation, despite some of the limitation college students are forced to deal with when it comes to voting, it all boils down to what interests you or not. Some people in older generations might make it a priority to vote while people of younger generations just don’t care about voting let alone politics to begin with; and vice versa. When you really think about it, it’s all truly a matter of perspective.
WORKS CITED
Esaili, H. (2015, November 12). Why don’t young people vote? Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hanan-esaili/why-dont-young-people-vote_b_8535936.html Apuzzo, M. (2014, July 13). College students claim voter ID laws discriminate based on age. U.S. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/us/college-students-claim-voter-id-laws-discriminate-based-on-age.html Economist, T. (2014, October 29). Why young people don’t vote. Retrieved February 25, 2017, from