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That’s because we had adults voting then
by wavedingo 6y ago
That’s because we had adults voting then
- loeg 6y agoOur voting population was actually much younger at the time, despite the voting age being slightly higher (21).[1] > the median age in 1940 was 29.0 years, compared to 37.2 years in 2010 [1]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1940-us-census-data-released-online/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1940-us-census-data-released-on...
- 205guy 6y agoI think your parent comment was referring to emotional maturity--and I would agree with his/her point.