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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
31.50% | 53.60% | 35.90% | 65.20% | 44% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 49% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
49.40% | 61.70% | 51.50% | 64.60% | 49.70% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
30.20% | 48.80% | 29.20% | 61.40% | 32.60% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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MAINE
32.60%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
MAINE YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
State efforts to facilitate youth voting
- Maine.gov voting portal.
- Voter registration at 17.
- COVID- and student-friendly voting laws, e.g. no-excuse absentee voting, acceptance of student IDs for registration and drop-off ballot boxes are facilitating access.
- State ID rules and helpline for Maine.
High school Initiatives
- Maine Students Vote has tools for teachers and students to get involved.
- League of Women Voters support first time and student voters.
College and University initiatives
- Ten campuses participated in Maine Campus Challenge; four campuses won Platinum Awards for voter turnout rates > 80%. With a turnout of 85.4% of undergraduate students, Bowdoin College tied with the College of the Atlantic for the highest undergraduate voter registration rates nationally in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- Bowdoin documented its lessons learned to develop a comprehensive plan for the 2022 elections.
- MAINE CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUNG VOTERS
- Pandemic-related closings.
OTHER INFLUENCES
- Maine’s overall adult turnout in 2020 was about the same as 2018 while youth turnout went up by 12%.
