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Commentary: What will Gen Z voters say in 2024 at polls?

Two years ago, America saw its youngest voters turn out for the midterm elections at rates not seen since 2018, when there was a historic high. Nearly 25% of Gen Z voters went to the polls in 2022, according to data from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. That is a sizable increase from 2014, when only 13% voted. These young voters may in fact determine ...
Students are evacuated by police out of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, after a shooting on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Two years ago, America saw its youngest voters turn out for the midterm elections at rates not seen since 2018, when there was a historic high.

Nearly 25% of Gen Z voters went to the polls in 2022, according to data from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. That is a sizable increase from 2014, when only 13% voted. These young

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