A poll last month found 35% of Iowa voters ages 18 to 29 say they are “extremely likely” to caucus. If that holds true, it would be a historic year for youth turnout in Iowa. (hereandnow)
Members of Hawk the Vote, a nonpartisan group to increase youth turnout in the 2020 elections and Iowa caucuses at the University of Iowa hold a Q&A session about the upcoming caucuses in Iowa City.
“It’s really important that young people are registered to vote right now, because the youth turnout is really what’s going to make a difference for the issues that young people care about,” says senior Mira Bohannan Kumar. “That’s really our mission: to make sure that people are engaged, educated and able to participate in the political process.”
"At City High, I've felt there's a pretty big shift in the amount of people who are just talking about political issues that affect them day-to-day,” Buri says. “With gun violence, school shootings, climate change, I just think there's always something that really affects them and that they really do care about."
Her group is holding a mock caucus on campus to “demystify” caucusing, which can be a confusing process, especially for first-time voters. Young people typically vote at lower rates than older generations, but the 2018 midterm elections saw an increase in youth turnout in Iowa, according toMembers of Hawk the Vote, a nonpartisan group to increase youth turnout in the 2020 elections and Iowa caucuses at the University of Iowa hold a Q&A session about the upcoming caucuses in Iowa City.
“Young people can definitely swing this election,” she says. “We've seen that happen with [former President] Obama's surprising win out in 2008 in the caucuses here in Iowa, and then again with Bernie Sanders almost virtually tying Clinton which was also very unexpected, and those were motivated by the youth turning out and voting for these specific candidates."
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