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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
22.20% | 48.80% | 37.70% | 58.40% | 35.30% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 42% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
40.40% | 50% | 37.30% | 54% | 48.30% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
18.50% | 39.90% | 29.30% | 46.10% | 27.80% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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MASSACHUSETTS
27.80%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
State Initiatives and Resources
- Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts voting portal and online voter registration.
- State ID rules and helpline for Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Pre-register at 16, register at 18. How?
- Massachusetts LWV showcases high school civics initiatives.
- Needham High School chapter of the League of Women Voters registers voters.
College and University initiatives
- 46 campuses are participating in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. Two campuses won a platinum seal award.
- Harvard Votes Challenge is led by students and seeks to engage all campuses and academic departments.
- Wheaton College won the “most improved rate” nationally – increasing 34% to 75.7% (see graph above),
- Directions for student registration and voting from U Mass.
- MASSACHUSETTS CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
Other Factors and Initiatives
- Massachusetts is the home to CIRCLE, the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education, and NSLVE – all committed to young voters and located at Tufts University.
- A national poll by the Harvard Kennedy School documented a growing skepticism about the impact of voting and whether politics has tangible results.
