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Does one age effect the way one votes? We know the people over 65 are more likely to vote than any other age group.
Some 64% of citizens age 65 and older voted in the November 2018 election, the best turnout of any age group. More than half of those ages 45 to 64 also cast a ballot. People under age 45 are much less likely to vote. Just 37% of 25- to 34-year-olds made it to the polls in November 2018. And not even a third of the youngest citizens – ages 18 to 24 – entered a voting booth in 2018.
The voter turnout by age in 2018 was:
This mid term elections has an age group that will swing the election... Women over 50...
https://www.politico.com/newsletter...rtant-voting-bloc-is-still-undecided-00060947
There are 34 days to go until Election Day 2022, and the largest bloc of voters — and the largest bloc of swing voters — is undecided. Only 17 percent of women over 50 have decided whom they plan on voting for in this year’s midterm elections, according to a recent survey by AARP. This group can make or break elections: While women over 50 make up a quarter of the voting-age population, they made up 30 percent of those who showed up to vote in 2020. And 82 percent of these voters say they are very motivated to vote in November.
Here the 2020 election by age...
Some 64% of citizens age 65 and older voted in the November 2018 election, the best turnout of any age group. More than half of those ages 45 to 64 also cast a ballot. People under age 45 are much less likely to vote. Just 37% of 25- to 34-year-olds made it to the polls in November 2018. And not even a third of the youngest citizens – ages 18 to 24 – entered a voting booth in 2018.
The voter turnout by age in 2018 was:
- age 18 to 24: 30%
- age 25 to 34: 37%
- age 35 to 44: 44%
- age 45 to 64: 55%
- age 65+: 64%
This mid term elections has an age group that will swing the election... Women over 50...
https://www.politico.com/newsletter...rtant-voting-bloc-is-still-undecided-00060947
There are 34 days to go until Election Day 2022, and the largest bloc of voters — and the largest bloc of swing voters — is undecided. Only 17 percent of women over 50 have decided whom they plan on voting for in this year’s midterm elections, according to a recent survey by AARP. This group can make or break elections: While women over 50 make up a quarter of the voting-age population, they made up 30 percent of those who showed up to vote in 2020. And 82 percent of these voters say they are very motivated to vote in November.
Here the 2020 election by age...