NBCLX
CIRCLE elections coordinator Ruby Belle Booth spoke with NBCLX about the importance of youth voter registration as a critical necessary step to young people's political participation.
WBUR Here & Now
New research shows a lag in voter registration ahead of the November midterms among the country's newest eligible voters: 18 and 19-year-olds.
Kansas Reflector
"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.”
Stacker
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"
POLITICO
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.
The Palm Beach Post
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.
The Fulcrum
According to data analyzed by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University, voter registration among young people trails the midpoint of 2018 in about half the states.
The American Prospect
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 Washington Post
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.
