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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
18.70% | 48.20% | 34.60% | 55.10% | 33.40% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
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REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
37.50% | 60.30% | 44.30% | 58.50% | 47.80% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
13.80% | 45.30% | 28.30% | 51.40% | 22.80% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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ILLINOIS
22.80%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
ILLINOIS YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
Statewide Policies and Resources
- Illinois’ official elections portal.
- ID rules and helpline for Illinois voters.
- Illinois: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Illinois legislature requires that every high school provide a one page information sheet on voter registration to their students.
- Cook County Clerk’s office operates a high school program which enlists students as paid judges and as deputy registrars on Election Day as well as encouraging student registration.
College and University initiatives
- 45 campuses statewide participated in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- The University of Illinois at Chicago has now updated their award-winning action plan with campus-wide activities planned year round to turn out the vote in 2022.
- The Illinois State University Redbirds Vote initiative worked to promote civic engagement and broadened their restoration efforts to outreach to youth, especially of color and tribal communities
- ILLINOIS CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
Other Factors and Initiatives
- Illinois Ballotpedia hub.
- In response to pandemic, Illinois enacted legislation to ensure that “. . . all eligible residents can wield their right to vote in a way that doesn’t risk their personal health”— making Election Day a holiday, closing schools except as polling places, expanding vote by mail, and voting hours.
