Why so few young Americans vote
- Written by John Holbein, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Education, University of Virginia
Not all of Bernie Sanders' young supporters are showing up at the polls.AP Photo/Matt RourkeThe United States has one of the lowest rates of youth voter turnout in the world. The gap between 18- to 29-year-olds and those over 60, a common measuring stick, is more than twice as large here than it is in comparable democracies, like Canada and...
