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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
27.50% | 55.80% | 47.50% | 66.10% | 40.10% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 60% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
38.40% | 56.70% | 47.80% | 72% | 52.30% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
20.90% | 49.60% | 39.90% | 67.50% | 34.40% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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MINNESOTA
34.40%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
MINNESOTA YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
State Policies and Resources
- MNVotes.org provided information about voting and tools like sample ballots by MN address.
- Long election season – voting starting in September.
- State ID rules and helpline for Minnesota.
- State website on how elections work.
- Facts and Fiction about how elections are run.
- Minnesota: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Register from 16, vote at 18.
- Secretary of State holds conversations with high school voters.
- Student-friendly voting laws, e.g. same day registration and no excuse absentee voting.
- Support for civics education and engagement.
- Opportunities for 16-year-olds to be paid poll workers.
College and University initiatives
- Voting for college students
- Strong campus leadership by faculty, students, and athletes on campuses statewide.
- 42 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge; seven campuses won Platinum Awards for voter turnout rates > 80%.
- St. Olaf College won award for highest voter turnout in the U.S.—87.6% of eligible voters.
- Gustavus Adolphus College won one of the best action plans in 2020.
- MINNESOTA CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
Other Factors and Resources
- LWV MN and Minnesota Youth Council support youth voting
- Racial disparities persisted in voting patterns.
- Minnesota’s overall adult turnout in 2020 – 79.4% – was the highest in the US (Pew Research).
