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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
2026
Official Voting Website: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/
Rhode Island’s voter information portal provides information about voter registration, polling locations, sample ballots, mail ballots, and election results. Voters can also contact their local Board of Canvassers for help with voting questions.
Register to Vote: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/
Check Voter Information: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/
Find Your Polling Place: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/
Apply for a Mail Ballot: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Voter/VotebyMail
Early In-Person Voting: https://elections.ri.gov/voting
Military and Overseas Voting: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Voter/VotebyMail
Election Results: https://elections.ri.gov/elections/election-results
2024
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.
