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Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important: AP-NORC poll

UNITED STATES, AUG 5 – The AP-NORC poll shows only 20% of adults under 30 follow politics closely and about two-thirds consider voting important, lower than older Americans.

  • Young people, like Griffiths, are less engaged with U.S. politics than older Americans, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
  • Only about 20% of adults under age 30 follow U.S. politics 'extremely' or 'very' closely, compared to one-third of Americans overall.
  • The findings indicate disillusionment about the nation’s political system among younger people, even if they still participate in voting.
  • Griffiths expressed disillusionment, stating, 'There’s a sense that democracy isn’t working for young people.
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