US youth go out to vote in record numbers
Rony Curvelo
Press TV, Miami
Tufts University has recently published a report that compares the rate at which Americans aged between 18 and 29 have voted in US elections in recent years.
The report shows that the age group’s participation has gradually increased, reaching its highest in 2018. The growth was also observed in key swing states which can prove decisive in who will enter the Oval Office and control the Senate.
Experts believe the rise in voting among young Americans is due to their rejection of the policies adopted by US politicians.
Official data suggest that although the age segment has the least share in the number of voters in US elections, 46% of eligible voters aged between 18 and 29 went to the polls in the 2016 presidential election.
Several other polls have confirmed that the enthusiasm to vote is growing stronger among the young American population.
According to the data firm TargetSmart, more than 40% of the nearly five million voters who are voting for the first time are people under 30 years old.
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