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9 September, 22:31

What are the "votes cast by citizens over the age of 18" called? (2 words)

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  1. 10 September, 01:12
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    Youth vote in the United States

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    The youth vote in the United States is the cohort of 18 - to 24-year-olds as a voting demographic. Many

    policy areas specifically affect the youth of the United States, such as education issues and the juvenile justice

    system. The general trend in voter turnout for American elections has been decreasing for all age groups, but

    "young people's participation has taken the biggest nosedive. This low youth turnout is part of the

    generational trend of voting activity. Young people have the lowest turnout, though as the individual ages,

    turnout increases to a peak at the age of 50 and then falls again. Ever since 18-year-olds were given the right

    to vote in 1972, youth have been under represented at the polls. In 1976, one of the first elections in which 18-

    year-olds were able to vote, 18-24 year-olds made up 18 percent of all eligible voters in America, but only 13

    percent actually voted - an under-representation of one-third. In the next election in 1978, youth were under

    represented by 50 percent. "Seven out of ten young people ... did not vote in the 1996 presidential election ... 20

    percent below the general turnout" In 1998, out of the 13 percent of eligible youth voters in America, only five

    percent voted. During the competitive presidential race of 2000, 36 percent of youth turned out to vote and in

    2004, the "banner year in the history of youth voting." 47 percent of the American youth voted. Recently, in the

    2008 U. S. presidential election, the number of youth voters tripled and even quadrupled in some states

    compared to the 2004 elections. 161 in 2008, Barack Obama spoke about the contributions of young people to his

    election campaign outside of just voter turnout
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