Voting Youth Citizenship: Some Stats Use these links to navigate the Voting: Youth Citizenship section. Links for navigating the entire voting section, as well as the rest of the Law, Diversity and the Vote site are at the bottom of the page. Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote: Some History The Vietnam War Era | 18-Year-Olds Get the Vote A Constitutional Challenge | The 26th Amendment Young People: A Force for Change | What Has Changed? | Cause for Concern? YOU Vote! | Some Stats | Resources/Links for This Section US Census: Percentage registered and voting by age by years Voter Turnout: Youth vs. General Population From the Federal Election Commission Website   1996 Election Demographics From “Youth and Politics at the Millennium”, Close Up Foundation website Votes for Clinton 49% of the electorate 53% of 18-24-year-olds 57% of 18-24 year-old women 87% of African American women   Dole 41% of electorate 34% of 18-24 year-olds Survey of 18-25 year olds' Views of Politics From National Survey on Youth and Civic Engagement the Project Vote Smart website looked at 18-25 year olds, found: 70% had turned to the World Wide Web as a top source for political information; 79% said they needed to find a more trustworthy source for information on candidates’ backgrounds and issue positions; younger respondents chose the World Wide Web as their most useful information source whereas older respondents ranked it sixth 45% say they “definitely will” vote, compared to 64% of older voters both younger and older groups trust local government more than federal and state government Survey of College Frosh: Volunteer Activities & Political Views From “Volunteerism Among U.S. College Freshmen at All-Time High, Study Finds” the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute website 1996: 29.4% of college frosh consider political awareness a “very important” or “essential” life goal, down from 38.8% in 1992 and 57.8% in 1966. In 1996, 16.2% of college freshmen said they frequently “discuss[ed] politics” during the past year, down from 24.6% in 1992 and 29.9% in 1968. >>Youth Citizenship >>Voter Registration >>Representation >>Campaign Reform Conversation | *Voting* | Activities | Resources Online Conversations | Law, Diversity, and the Vote