PolitEchoes

This 2008 article highlights the increased involvement of young people in the electoral process. The PolitEchoes cohort is aged 16 to 28 years old, and believe it is important for others to see them as "politically active".

PolitEchoes

For the first time in nearly four decades—before 18- to 20-year-olds could even vote—young adults appear truly engaged in the election process (see chart below).(1) According to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, more than 3 million voters under the age of 30 participated in Super Tuesday primaries/caucuses this year, and some states (Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee) experienced young adult turnout at a rate at least triple that of 2004.(2)While interest in the issues may drive involvement for many Echo Boomers, a heightened sense of their importance...

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