Data from our post-election survey suggests that youth in states with facilitative electoral laws may have faced fewer barriers to vote.

Young people are concerned about a wide range of issues, but many aren’t hearing from campaigns, lack information, and face barriers to voting.

Young people of color are critical in this electoral battleground, but new voting laws pose challenges to equitable participation.

Young voters in Arizona can have a big impact in the 2022 midterms, but barriers to voting create challenges that campaigns and organizations must address.

Research suggests that policies like online, automatic, and pre-registration can increase youth voter participation, especially where there is effective and equitable implementation.

A close look at the reasons why some youth didn’t register, or registered but didn’t vote, suggests needed improvements in electoral administration and outreach.

Campaigns are leaving millions of votes on the table by not engaging young people, who often face challenges to electoral participation.

According to our survey, more than half of young people could not correctly identify whether someone with a felony conviction can vote in their state, and almost half believe those with misdemeanors can't vote, which is not true anywhere.

Our analysis of which youth voted by mail in 2012 and 2016, how they did it, and why, can offer insights to those looking to expand the practice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is historically less outreach and engagement in midterm cycles than in presidential election years, which may lead to lower youth participation.