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"Because young Georgians prefer Democratic candidates by so much, they end up -- if they turn out in big numbers -- really impacting the election," CIRCLE's Ruby Belle Booth told AFP.

“We have to engage young people as stakeholders and leaders in democracy. And that’s going to look totally different for different types of youth," said CIRCLE's Alberto Medina

“Voting is habit forming,” added Dr. Kelly Siegel-Stechler, a senior researcher who works on youth voting with CIRCLE. “Once you vote once, it becomes much easier to vote for the rest of your life.”

The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement identified the House, Senate and governor’s races where youth voters can have the most impact

A recent report from CIRCLE detailed that nearly half of states already have more young people 18 to 24 registered to vote than they did in November 2018.

CIRCLE reports “research has shown that communities where young people vote, volunteer, help their neighbors and belong to groups or associations can be more prosperous and resilient places.”

CIRCLE data on the 2020 youth vote in Georgia informs this podcast about the power and influence of young Black voters in recent elections and on the 2022 midterms.

Tufts’ Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement recently cited data that concludes that states with facilitative election laws clearly have higher youth voter participation rates

CIRCLE"s Youth Electoral Significance Index, which calculates where young people have an especially high likelihood of influencing election results, ranks the Wisconsin’s governor’s race as #1 in the nation and the U.S. Senate race as #5.