In 2004, 20.1 million 18 – 29 year-olds voted, a 4.3 million jump over 2000. The turnout increase among the youngest voters was more than double that of any other age group.
Research of today’s youth shows that young people are actively following politics and election news even closer than in 2004. This gives strong hope and possibility to making this year’s young voter turnout even higher than the previous election. Today’s youth vote is making major impact. It’s a good thing, too. Health care, jobs and economy, energy and environment. Right now, these just seem like issues we will have to deal with later in life. But in the mere four years that it takes our new president’s term to end, our lives will just be starting. We will be beginning our career, buying our first house, starting a family, paying off college debt…Right now, we hold the power to decide the world in which we start our adult lives. In four years, where will you be?
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