According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, young voters can play a decisive role in the Nevada, Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania elections.

The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement found that 50% of people ages 18-29 voted in the 2020 presidential election, a remarkable 11-point increase from 2016.

"A lot of young people have the intention to vote, just as many if not more than in 2018. And I think that young people are definitely attuned to a lot of the really big issues — abortion obviously being one of them.”

A June 2020 poll conducted by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement found that 83% of young people believe their participation in the electoral process has the power to "change the country"

Recent data from the Tufts University Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement found that youth of color can be decisive in key races, including in Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia.

About half of voters 18 to 29 years old voted in 2020, according to the Tufts University Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. In Florida, youth voter turnout was at 54% in 2020, 10 percentage points more than in 2016.

To see almost twice as much voter turnout compared to the prediction, I have to believe young people played a role in that,” said CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg about the recent primary election and referendum in Kansas.

The August 25 Washington Post editorial extensively cites CIRCLE data on youth voting and what it takes to knock down barriers to young people's civic participation at the ballot box.

“Youth often have few people talking directly to them about politics, helping them make those connections with the issues they care about," says CIRCLE Deputy Director Abby Kiesa

"Interest in voting isn't some innate quality, it must be taught and nurtured by creating a culture in which youth can develop their voice," said CIRCLE's Alberto Medina.

A recent study by CIRCLE found that Pennsylvania is one out of the states in which the youth vote could disproportionately decide the winner.

In 2020, according to CIRCLE, over 50 percent of Gen Zers said they tried to convince peers to vote, often by sharing online petitions and other resources for their peers to see.