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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
22% | 42.60% | 33.10% | 48.40% | 26.70% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 52% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
34.50% | 45.80% | 39.60% | 49.80% | 36.50% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
16.30% | 33.10% | 27.10% | 41.60% | 21.20% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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FLORIDA
21.20%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
FLORIDA YOUTH VOTE
2026
ELECTION DAY
November 3, 2026
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
October 5, 2026
Florida voters should verify their registration, research candidates, and confirm their assigned Election Day polling location.
VOTER IDENTIFICATION
Florida requires a current and valid accepted photo ID with a signature when voting in person. If an ID does not include a signature, another accepted form of identification may be needed.
EARLY VOTING
The mandatory early voting period is October 24–31, 2026. Individual counties may offer additional dates.
VOTE-BY-MAIL
The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the General Election is October 22, 2026. Confirm ballot return requirements with your county Supervisor of Elections.
OFFICIAL RESOURCES
Florida election dates: https://dos.fl.gov/elections/for-voters/election-dates/
Voter information: https://dos.fl.gov/elections/
2024
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
Statewide Policies and Resources
- Election integrity from the department of state is top priority.
- Department of State official voting website.
- State ID rules and helpline for Florida.
- Florida: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Voter pre-registration starts at 16, vote at 18.
- LWV works with schools to register eligible high school students. For example, the Palm Beach LWV mobilized some 250 volunteers to register nearly 2000 first time voters.
- Civic Center reports Low registration rates of 18 year olds – 25% in Miami-Dade as of May 2022.
College and University initiatives
- 24 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- 2020 Florida Campus Voting Challenge Award Winners:
- Highest Voter Registration Award: New College Florida
- Most Improved Voter Turnout Award: Stetson University
- Highest Voter Turnout Award: New College Florida
- Best Campus Democratic Engagement Action Plan Award, 4-year Institution: University of South Florida
- Florida PIRG volunteers register thousand new voters on more than a dozen campuses.
- Andrew Goodman Voter Friendly Campus Award
- FLORIDA CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
- Out of state and some student IDs are not accepted.
Other Factors and Initiatives
- Parkland and other school shootings continue to stimulate interest in civic and political participation.
- NAACP supported registration of Black voters in Florida, part of the first National Black Voter Day.
- Florida passed laws that make voting more difficult such as banning snacks and water to people waiting in voting lines.
