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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
17.40% | 38.40% | 26.70% | 38% | 24.20% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 32% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
48.20% | 49.10% | 42.40% | 48.30% | 40.90% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
14.70% | 33.10% | 21.90% | 32.10% | 21.80% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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ARKANSAS
21.80%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
ARKANSAS YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
Statewide Policies and Resources
- Arkansas Secretary of State voting portal.
- State ID rules and helpline.
- Arkansas: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Students discuss how to stop violence and get out the vote, sponsored by Martin Luther King Commission.
- Students can work as unpaid poll workers from age 16.
College and University initiatives
- Seven campuses participated in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- Arkansas Tech University had one of the best action plans in 2020.
- University of Central Arkansas engaged fraternities and sororities and achieved a 64.9% turnout in 2020 (see graph).
- Conducting a voter registration drive on campus.
- ARKANSAS CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
Other Factors and Resources
- In 2020, the University of Arkansas, League of Women Voters, AIGA and other nonprofits created a traveling exhibit: Get out the Vote: Empowering the Women’s Vote.
- Arkansas has one of the earliest deadlines for voter registration–30 days before the election. It also has a high rejection rate of absentee ballots and, despite a LWV lawsuit, does not inform voters. According to the Center for Public Integrity, these and other methods disproportionately affect Black citizens and make voting more challenging.
