'If political parties wish to unlock the youth vote in 2024, they need to include us in the conversation, ditch the toxic partisanship, and work to produce sensible solutions.' More from our friends at BridgeUSA_:
This midterm election, 27% of voters aged 18-29 cast their ballot in their local elections. This is the second-highest youth turnout during the midterms in the past 30 years, and it challenges the idea that young people don’t care about voting, or about politics in general. 27% is only activating about a quarter of the youth vote, but it’s already proving to make a difference in our elections.
If political leaders across the political spectrum hope to be successful, it’s obvious they need the youth’s support. The problem is that both parties are missing what the current youth votes – and non-votes – are telling them. Young people are navigating the political landscape through a lens of fear and apathy. Increasing political division has made many of us hopeless, frustrated, and mistrusting of our institutions. We feel unheard when it comes to the issues we care about, and we aren’t seeing actual solutions. If political parties wish to unlock the youth vote in 2024, they need to include us in the conversation, ditch the toxic partisanship, and work to produce sensible solutions.
When trying to understand the youth vote, we must first look at why some young people aren’t showing up in the first place. At 24 years old – one of the oldest members of Gen Z – my political experience has been characterized by violence, economic pain, and division. I was born two years before 9/11, went to middle school during the 2008 recession, began college right after the 2016 election, and graduated during a global pandemic.
All of these events have caused many in my generation to be discouraged, mistrusting of our institutions, and deeply worried about the future. But, instead of posing sensible, actionable solutions, our political leaders have turned to partisan legislation and attacking those across the political aisle.
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