Today, Nov. 4, marks the moment that politicos and Americans have been waiting for: Election Day.
As candidates attempt to make their last second pitches for votes, we as a nation are set to take on the polls. With issues including the battle between the Tea Party, GOP, and Democrats, along with high unemployment, healthcare issues and the fight for control of the U.S. Senate, citizens have a chance to participate in choosing leaders who will ultimately be leading the charge for legislation and future change.
Everyone’s votes directly impact the country. With that said, BlackEnterprise.com put together 10 Election Day GIFs that promote the importance of voting and the dire mistake in not exercising the right.
Young people who were college students in 2012 were more likely to cast their vote for an elected official. Out of the many, 66% actually placed a vote into the ballot versus only 35% of non-college students who did the same, according to Politico.
This generation of voters are the most diverse voting generation in American history with 39% of young voters identifying themselves as non-white.
Voters between the ages of 18-34 are more likely to support legalizing gay marriage, marijuana usage, legal immigration and legal abortion than other age demographics.
In 2012, young women ages 18-25 outvoted their male counterparts by 4%.
If there were young voters who lived in a battleground state (Ohio, Iowa, etc.), 58% of them definitely cast a vote if they lived in one of those states.
Of all the votes that are posted in America on Election Day, 80% of them are counted by just two companies: Diebold and ES&S.
By the time 2015 arrives, the millennial generations will have the power to change the way politics happen in Washington. As a whole they will tally for one-third of the electorate.
The children of the future were the determining and deciding factor for many of the battleground states during the 2012 presidential election. The youth won Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio for President Obama.
In both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, young voters overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama over the opposition.
Ages 18-29 all cast their vote for president in 2012 which amounted to a whopping 23 million votes. Do you think that mark will be surpassed today?