Midterm Turnout

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What was the percentage of voter turnout for 18-29 year-olds in the 2014 midterm elections?

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1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What most surprised you about this data?

3. What question do you have about this data?

4. In general, how would you characterize midterm election turnout in the U.S.?

5. How do age and race impact voter turnout?

6. Why is that?

7. What is one consequence of this?

8. Based on the data, what generalization could you make about the typical midterm election voter?

9. Which party do you think mostly benefits from this?

10. The liberal base has been energize by the Trump presidency and issues like #metoo, DACA and gun control. How do you think this is going to impact voter turnout in this year's midterm election?

11. Historically, the president's party usually suffers loses in midterm elections. How much do you think the Republicans will suffer in this year's midterm?*

12. What kind of policy do you think might result from a big Democratic victory in the midterm election?

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Read this editorial by David Leonhardt about the youth vote and this year's midterm elections.

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Register to vote!!!! In many states, you don't even have to be 18 to register, you just have to be 18 by election day: Tuesday, November 6.

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