We’ve heard a lot about the groups of voters that Kamala Harris seems to be struggling with – or at least not doing as well as Joe Biden did with them four years ago. Yet, the vice president has a small national edge over Donald Trump. How is that possible?
Moreover, older Americans punch above their weight because they’re more likely to be registered to vote and to cast a ballot. Recent polling from The New York Times/Siena College put seniors at about 29% of the electorate, compared with only about 13% for voters under 30.
I knew there was a disparity, but over double is a bit more than I expected.
I don’t know about civic duty. In my opinion seniors are more uneasy about any policy that might change their lives in any way, and they tend to vote to maintain the status quo.
I knew there was a disparity, but over double is a bit more than I expected.
The last place I lived, for around a decade, my polling station was literally in a senior’s centre every time I had an election to vote in.
Old folks are retired, thus more free time, and I’m guessing there’s a bit of civic duty imprinted on them as well.
I don’t know about civic duty. In my opinion seniors are more uneasy about any policy that might change their lives in any way, and they tend to vote to maintain the status quo.