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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

Turnout spiked among younger voters in the last three elections. This is what’s needed for that to be repeated in 2024

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Long thought to have given up on politics and given in to apathy, the political activity of younger people is now surging.

In 2018, the first election since former President Donald Trump’s 2016 win, turnout spiked among younger voters, with almost double the number of those in their late 20s and early 30s taking part compared to the previous midterms in 2014.

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