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Originally Posted by Tyler
Not making excuses, but in every major election I've witnessed, it's always difficult to get youth to vote. Whereas, the older demographics are consistent voters and tend to have much more impact on elections.
Probably a number of reasons for it (time, working hours, kids, fear, etc) that could influence that trend.
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I think that the moment you are eligible to vote, you are also less at the mercy of government. It took me 4-5 years to really even find a interest in politics. No kids, no wife, more focused on where I would enjoy legal drinking with friends on the weekends, etc.
I then find my current age group of 28-32 is either extremely interested in politics and enjoys a friendly debate or has absolutely no idea what is going on. I am not finding any sort of middle ground. The no idea crowd couldn't tell me who our current mayor is let alone what a rough estimate of the funding breakdown for these games is while the very interested party is happy to debate it until blue in the face which I have done with many friends.
I don't fault those who are not interested as it seems many of them are new parents or new families with a lot on their plate but at the same time, it blows my mind that someone would not want to know what is going on and have a view on the decisions made today that will be complained about one way or another in 5-10 years.