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...or make you think you have done something useful.
by dandelion_lover 10y ago
...or make you think you have done something useful.
- benevol 10y agoThe "Brexit" stats have clearly shown that UK would have remained in the EU if the "millenials" had really made use of their right to vote. The "old" generation (voting to leave the EU) clearly understands the value of their vote(s).
- kaffee 10y agoVoter turnout was at record levels. It's not obvious that greater turnout of "millennials" specifically was likely to happen. Typically it's difficult to ensure that one kind of voter turns out without also increasing the rate of turnout for other kinds of voters as well.
- DanBC 10y agoBut voter turnout for younger people (18 to 24) was less than 40%. If they'd had 75% turnout they may have swung the election. In mid 2013 there were about 5.8m people between 18 and 24.
- nxzero 10y ago>> "In mid 2013 there were about 5.8m people between 18 and 24." Which is what percentage of the voting population?
- dasboth 10y agoThis was the biggest problem with the referendum: apathy from the younger voters.
- nickik 10y agoJust because those young who voted does not mean that those young that did not vote, would vote the same. I would assume that is not the case here, but its something to consider.
- tomp 10y agoYou're asuming that the ones that didn't vote would have the same distribution as those that did. Instead, maybe they actually were apathic, and their votes would be roughly 50-50 - so Leave could still win.
- DanBC 10y agoI'm going by, admittedly lousy, polling which consistently shows young people prefered remain.
- gardano 10y agoTo me, the vote was actually non-binary. There were the Remain votes, the Leave votes, but then there the Protest votes -- which from my perspective were votes that said "I want to Remain, but dammit I don't like how things are going right now".
- ffggvv 10y agoAnd a fourth one: integrate with the EU entirely (adopt the euro, etc.)
- Floegipoky 10y agoSomething that's always bothered me about people who complain about low voter turnout among young demographics in the US is that young people are the least likely to be able to make it to the polls. In the US, election days are like any other- your employer is required to accommodate your vote, but in practice, younger demographics are much more likely to be working multiple shit jobs with bosses who treat them like disposable labor and couldn't care less about their rights. There are initiatives in many places to literally ship retired voters to the polls so they can vote, but our government seems to make it difficult for working people to vote. Or, while we're at it, take advantage of any other government service like the DMV, post office, etc that are only open during business hours. Are election days national holidays in the UK?
- mjevans 10y agoI really like that idea. It should also cause businesses to push for LIMITING the number of voting holidays so that things are bundled up properly.