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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
16.40% | 47% | 38.50% | 50.30% | 25.60% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 18% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
41.10% | – | 55.50% | 58.10% | 60.70% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
13% | – | 37.80% | 49% | 27.10% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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RHODE ISLAND
27.10%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
RHODE ISLAND YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
Statewide Policies and Resources
- Rhode Island Voter Information Center: Be a Voter, Make a Plan.
- State ID rules and helpline for Rhode Island.
- Rhode Island: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Voter pre-registration starts at 16, vote at 18.
- Rhode Island students sue the state for more civics education.
- Rock the Vote: Rhode Island.
College and University initiatives
- Rhode Island Campus Voting Challenge in collaboration with ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. 2020 Winners:
- Highest Voter Registration Award, 2-year Institution: Community College of Rhode Island
- Highest Voter Registration Award, 4-year Institution: University of Rhode Island
- Best Campus Democratic Engagement Action Plan Award, 4-year Institution: Brown University
- Student IDs are acceptable but not IDs issued by other states.
- RHODE ISLAND CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
Other Factors and Initiatives
- Let Rhode Island Vote is an initiative to continue voting reforms introduced in response to the pandemic: expanding access to mail ballots, early voting, and drop boxes for mail-in ballots.
