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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Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important, poll finds
Many young adults feel disillusioned with the political system and question the importance of voting. Despite this, youth voter turnout has been high in recent elections.
Young adults less likely to follow politics: Survey
Young adults are less likely to closely follow politics and are less likely to see the value of voting than adults older than the age of 45, according to a survey released Tuesday morning. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that just 21 percent of adults under 30 say they follow politics…
Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important, polling shows
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX WASHINGTON — Mairekk Griffiths, a 26-year-old cook in a Denver suburb, doesn’t think he’ll ever pay a lot of attention to U.S. politics unless radical change happens. “If another party was likely to win, I’d be interested in that,” said Griffiths, who voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential race but, like many his age, does not see voting as that valuable. “I ca…
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