YOUTH AND THE VOTE

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Iowa
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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29
 24% 43.50% 36% 59.10% 29% Frey*
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19
 – – – 51% – CIRCLE*
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24
 43% 48.30% 46.30% 65.20% 51.30% Census*
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24
 19.70% 35.50% 30.90% 60.50% 22.80% Census*

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22.80%

YOUTH TURNOUT

Ages 18-24 (Census)

IOWA YOUTH VOTE

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2026

Official Voting Website: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections-voting

Iowa provides voter information tools to register to vote, check voter registration status, find polling places, view election information, and learn about early voting and absentee voting. The state also offers resources about voter identification, ballot tracking, election security, and opportunities to participate in civic engagement.

Voter Registration: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/voter-registration

Check Your Voter Registration: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections-voting

Find Your Polling Place: https://apps.sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterreg/pollingplace/search.aspx

How to Vote: https://voterready.iowa.gov/

Early Voting Information: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections-voting

Absentee and Mail-In Voting: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters

Voter Identification Information: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters

2026 Election Information and Deadlines: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections-voting

Election Results: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections-voting

Track Your Absentee Ballot: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters

Iowa Voting Guide (Voter Ready): https://voterready.iowa.gov/

Let’s Vote Iowa: https://letsvoteiowa.org/

Nonpartisan Voter Education (VOTE411): https://www.vote411.org/

League of Women Voters of Iowa: https://www.lwvia.org/

Vote.org: https://www.vote.org/

Rock the Vote: https://www.rockthevote.org/

Election Protection and Voter Assistance: https://866ourvote.org/

Civic Engagement Opportunities: Iowans can get involved beyond voting by volunteering with voter education organizations, attending local government meetings, participating in community projects, learning about public policy, supporting civic education initiatives, and helping eligible community members access reliable voting information.

2024

TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT

State and local efforts to facilitate voting – despite pandemic

High school Initiatives

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  • A person may vote if they are at least 17 and will be 18 years old on or before election day. In the case of primary elections, a person may vote in the primary if they will turn 18 on or before the corresponding regular election.
  • Iowa’s high school standards for civics education are “inadequate.”.

College and University initiatives

  • 16 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
  • Grinnell (86.7% voter turnout), Kirkwood, and Simpson Colleges and Iowa State all won awards in 2020.
  • Grinnell College’s action plan commits to “Help students navigate complexity of the Covid-era regarding their voting options — and — now — anti-voter suppression efforts.”
  • Follow Univ of Iowa VoteHawk.
  • IOWA CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
OTHER INFLUENCES
  • Ames Public Library and the League of Women Voters on who can vote in Iowa.
  • Meeting Iowa ID requirements for voting – student IDs are not accepted.
  • Grinnell College’s action plan commits to “Help students navigate complexity of the Covid-era regarding their voting options — and — now — anti-voter suppression efforts.”
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This profile was prepared by Your Voice Matters, a nonpartisan initiative to increase registration of youth.

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