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“Young people absolutely have the potential to change the election dramatically,” said Abby Kiesa, CIRCLE's deputy director.

CIRCLE found that the states that stand to be most affected by youth midterms turnout, like Colorado, have facilitative election laws like automatic, same-day, and/or pre-registration.

Given that registration numbers in most states, including many battleground states, are higher than this last historic midterm, it seems to be a positive sign for young people’s participation in the 2022 midterms,” said CIRCLE’s election coordinator, Ruby Belle Booth.

CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg shares some insights into why youth voter turnout may once again be high in 2022, and the impact young people could have on the 2022 midterm elections.

CIRCLE's postdoctoral researcher Sara Suzuki talks about the role of climate activism, its importance to young people as an issue, and its potential impact on the 2022 midterm elections.

CIRCLE data on youth voter turnout in recent elections adds context to this article about the importance of young people to the upcoming 2022 midterm elections.

Some 8.3 million voters who turned 18 since the previous general election in 2020 are eligible to vote in this year's elections, according to the non-partisan Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement at Tufts University.

Young people were often dismissed as "unlikely voters," says Alberto Medina, spokesman for Tufts University's Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. But "this is a generation that has really arrived, in terms of their political power and participation.

Participation was even higher for young Nevada voters in 2020, CIRCLE estimates, with 53% turnout from the 18-29 age group and 61% turnout from voters 19 and younger.