How does age impact voting rates?

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Written By Jonathan Milner

Critical Analysis

Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:

  1. According to the data from the visual above, about what percent of voters age 18-24 voted in the 2000 election?

  2. According to the data from the visual above, what age group had the highest voter turnout rate in 2020?

  3. According to the data from the visual above, what age group had the lowest voter turnout rate in 2020?

  4. According to the data from the visual above, describe how age effects voter turnout rates.

  5. Why do you think old people outvote young people by so much?

  6. Make a claim about what would happen if voting rates based on age were flipped (i.e., the older people voted less; and younger people voted more).

  7. Think about it. If people under 18 were allowed to vote, what do you predict their voting rate would be?

  8. Based on the visual above, draw one conclusion about the impact of age on voting.

  9. Based on the data in the visual below* about what age and voting in 2020, make a claim about what will happen in the 2024 election.

  10. Think creatively: Why do you think older Americans are more likely to vote Republican while younger Americans are more likely to vote Democrat?

Write and Discuss

Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.

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