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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
15.20% | 38% | 29.90% | 32.40% | 25.90% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 30% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
31.10% | 45.80% | 35.60% | 43.70% | 45.80% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
10.90% | 32.40% | 21.10% | 29.70% | 19.30% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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OKLAHOMA
19.30%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
OKLAHOMA YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
State efforts to facilitate youth voting
- OK Voter Portal.
- Bipartisan vote passed extension of period for early voting (H.B. 2663).
- Oklahoma State Election Board website includes FAQs.
- State ID rules and helpline.
- Oklahoma: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- LWV Oklahoma hosts nonpartisan Student Leader Program that supports high school registration drives.
- Oklahoma City Public Schools hosted registration drive at all of its high schools in 2022.
- Pre-registration allowed from age of 16.
College and University initiatives
- Nine Oklahoma campuses participated in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- Several universities prepared thoughtful campus-wide strategies to increase voting, e.g. Southwestern Oklahoma State and University of Oklahoma, Norman.
- In-person and online events promoting voter registration.
- Notary services for students submitting absentee ballots.
- LWV encourages responsible use of social media for civic engagement.
- Data for Oklahoma State University reports 78% registration but only 57.2% voting rate.
- College enrollment and in-person classes and campus activities reduced due to pandemic.
- OKLAHOMA CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
Other Factors and Initiatives
- Absentee voting, which required notarized ballots, tripled in 2020 due to pandemic.
