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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
15.10% | 38.60% | 30.40% | 45.80% | 24.60% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 21.50% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
33.10% | 40.80% | 42.30% | 50.10% | 39.60% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
11% | 27.30% | 25% | 39.10% | 19.20% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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TEXAS
19.20%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
TEXAS YOUTH VOTE
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
Statewide Policies and Resources
- Vote Texas–official Secretary of State website.
- Voter registration starts at 17 years, 10 months, vote at 18.
- State ID rules and helpline for Texas.
- Texas: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
High school Initiatives
- Texas law requires high schools to offer voter registration to students twice a year. A report by the Texas Civil Rights project suggests that the law is unevenly observed.
- The office of the Secretary of State urges students to participate in mock elections before they are eligible to vote.
- NextGen Texas is seeking to “close the generational gap.”
- Students who are at least 16 can serve as an Election Clerk.
- Support for first time voters.
College and University initiatives
- 49 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- University of Texas at Austin and Texas Christian won Big Twelve Votes awards for highest registration and turnout.
- Texas Woman’s University won recognition for one of the best 2020 action plans.
- Move Texas, founded by University of Texas San Antonio students in 2013, has expanded statewide and registered 50,000 young people in 2020.
- TEXAS CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
NGOs supporting youth vote
- League of Women Voters of Texas sponsors a website and multi-lingual helplines for student voters.
- NextGen Texas is seeking to “close the generational gap.”
- Students who are at least 16 can serve as an Election Clerk.
- Support for first time voters.
- Move Texas, founded by University of Texas San Antonio students in 2013, has expanded statewide and registered 50,000 young people in 2020.
Other Factors and Initiatives
- League of Women Voters of Texas sponsors a website and multi-lingual helplines for student voters.
- Student IDs are not acceptable for registration. See Texas ID helpline.
- Early registration deadlines!
- Texas’ new Voting maps do not reflect rise in populations of color documented in 2020 Census; criticized for gerrymandering college campuses.
- Texas is one of the youngest states in the US; one in three eligible voters is under 30.
- Texas passed laws that make voting more difficult such as increasing voter purges and reducing the number of polling places.
