{"id":48028,"date":"2020-06-23T23:57:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T03:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?p=48028"},"modified":"2025-04-29T03:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:28:02","slug":"youth-voting-trends-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Voting Trends: A SogoStudy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter who you are, you have some critical questions to be answered. Depending who you are, you might get practical (Where are my keys?), you might get philosophical (What is the meaning of life?), or you might get curious (What&#8217;s the deal with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/what-is-bermuda-triangle-myths-mysteries-disappearances-vanishes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bermuda Triangle<\/a>?). At Sogolytics, we&#8217;re practical, philosophical, and curious, and so we&#8217;ve launched our SoGoStudy Series to find the answers to some of the most critical questions we face.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who&#8217;s in Charge: What drives youth voting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Today &#8212; and every day &#8212; one of the most important questions is about the future. What will it be like? Who will be in charge? Will things be better or worse?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While we can&#8217;t exactly see the future or provide you the answers to every question, we can offer some unique insight into a big one: What trends are impacting young voters? More specifically, who are youth voters, what do they care about, and what motivates them to vote in elections?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/element5-digital-ls8Kc0P9hAA-unsplash-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"youth voting study\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/element5-digital-ls8Kc0P9hAA-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/element5-digital-ls8Kc0P9hAA-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/element5-digital-ls8Kc0P9hAA-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/element5-digital-ls8Kc0P9hAA-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/element5-digital-ls8Kc0P9hAA-unsplash-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Youth Voting Trends: The Power of Neutrality<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Introducing our first ever SoGoStudy! Take a look at the numbers beyond the questions and get these answers and more. Based on careful research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/managed-survey-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our team of experts<\/a> crafted this in-depth look at what exactly makes young adult voters tick and how they approach the question of modern voting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Between the increasingly connected global marketplace and the skyrocketing progress of technology, we as individuals have more and more opportunities to rise up and and make our voices heard regarding the issues that matter most to us. Yet, to bring about change requires not just being heard but influencing policies and leaders through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.org\/article\/why-voting-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">votes<\/a>. Take a look at how 18 to 25-year-olds view the effectiveness of voting, understand some of the challenges these voters face, and discover the theme of neutrality that dominates this generation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Discover study highlights such as:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Even though 63% of young adults are registered to vote, 26% of them don\u2019t actually vote in elections.<\/li>\n<li>Respondents with no party affiliation are 16% more likely to vote than Democratic respondents and are 21% more likely to vote than Republican respondents.<\/li>\n<li>Concerns over healthcare are the top issue that would inspire young adults to vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>View these insights and more on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Sogolytics-Youth-Voting-Trends-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sogolytics Youth Voting Trends Study<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter who you are, you have some critical questions to be answered. Depending who you are, you might get practical (Where are my keys?), you might get philosophical (What is the meaning of life?), or you might get curious (What&#8217;s the deal with the\u00a0Bermuda Triangle?). At Sogolytics, we&#8217;re practical, philosophical, and curious, and so we&#8217;ve launched our SoGoStudy Series to find the answers to some of the most critical questions we face. &nbsp; Who&#8217;s in Charge: What drives youth voting? Today &#8212; and every day &#8212; one of the most important questions is about the future. What will it be like? Who will be in charge? Will things be better or worse? &nbsp; While we can&#8217;t exactly see the future or provide you the answers to every question, we can offer some unique insight into a big one: What trends are impacting young voters? More specifically, who are youth voters, what do they care about, and what motivates them to vote in elections? &nbsp; &nbsp; Youth Voting Trends: The Power of Neutrality Introducing our first ever SoGoStudy! Take a look at the numbers beyond the questions and get these answers and more. Based on careful research, our team of experts crafted this in-depth look at what exactly makes young adult voters tick and how they approach the question of modern voting. &nbsp; Between the increasingly connected global marketplace and the skyrocketing progress of technology, we as individuals have more and more opportunities to rise up and and make our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":5070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,75],"tags":[490,491,48,492,464],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Youth Voting Trends: A SogoStudy - Sogolytics Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In our first SogoStudy, we examine youth voting trends to see who youth voters are, what matters to them, and what drives them to vote, or not.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Youth Voting Trends: A SogoStudy - Sogolytics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In our first SogoStudy, we examine youth voting trends to see who youth voters are, what matters to them, and what drives them to vote, or not.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sogolytics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-24T03:57:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-29T07:28:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/general-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"487\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"714\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sacha Gragg\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/\",\"name\":\"Youth Voting Trends: A SogoStudy - Sogolytics Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-24T03:57:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-29T07:28:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8c2187530aca3fcebf882426c50430\"},\"description\":\"In our first SogoStudy, we examine youth voting trends to see who youth voters are, what matters to them, and what drives them to vote, or not.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/youth-voting-trends-study\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Youth Voting Trends: A SogoStudy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Sogolytics Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1d8c2187530aca3fcebf882426c50430\",\"name\":\"Sacha Gragg\",\"description\":\"Moved by the power of other people\u2019s stories, Sacha is a story-seeker, writer, and digital specialist. 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