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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
14.70% | 42.40% | 37.80% | 72.60% | 28.20% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 65% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
42.50% | 49.40% | 43.10% | 78.30% | 55.40% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
12.90% | 35.90% | 29.20% | 67.90% | 27% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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NEW JERSEY
27.00%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
NEW JERSEY YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
State Initiatives and Resources
- Registration from 17–vote at 18.
- 86% voted by mail in 2020, versus 7% in 2016.
- During the pandemic, ballots were mailed to all registered voters.
- NJ Portal for student voters.
- State ID rules and helpline for New Jersey voters.
- New Jersey: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- NJ’s High School Voter Registration Law requires all schools to “provide eligible voters registration materials, a summary of voter registration eligibility requirements, materials describing the role of a citizen, and materials articulating the importance of voting to all eligible high school students.”
- Newark, NJ provides high school voting information on line.
- NJ sophomore forms Livingston High School chapter of League of Women Voters.
College and University initiatives
- 27 NJ campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in 2020 (2022 available November 2023).
- In 2020, the College of New Jersey had the highest turnout at 83.1% – a 30% increase from 2018.
- Colleges across the state compete to register the most students in the New Jersey Ballot Bowl.
- NSLVE data critical to setting goals and tracking and evaluating results.
- Students can participate in a mock election for NJ can
- New Jersey Youth Leadership Corps competitive Outward Bound program.
- NEW JERSEY CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
OTHER INFLUENCES
- New Jersey’s overall adult turnout – 78.3% – was one of the highest in the US.
