By a two-to-one margin, young voters (between the ages of 18 and 29) backed the Democratic Party in the 2022 midterm elections. This significant split for the Democrats, coupled with the second-highest turnout among the 18-29 age bloc in a midterm election, played an essential role in avoiding an expected and historically-consistent wave of losses […]
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On Ranked Choice Voting
In August, Democratic candidate Mary Peltola was projected as the winner of a special election in Alaska to fill the state’s lone congressional district following the death of former Republican congressman Don Young. Peltola beat the odds to win the seat, with pollster FiveThirtyEight forecasting just a 14 percent chance of victory in a state […]
Ranked Choice Voting: A Solution to Political Dysfunction
What is Political Dysfunction and How Can the Steady Decrease in Voter Turnout Affect Our Democracy? Among Americans across the U.S., the most significant factor leading to a small percentage of voter turnout is the lack of confidence in our current political system. This sentiment stems from a variety of reasons, such as feelings of […]