Youth Voting Mind Map

Questions & Links

1. What are some predominately shared values? (broadly in life, not politics)

family, religion, education, culture, patriotism, individualism, environment ,integrity

2. What political policies/issues are particularly important to this demographic in 

this election? why?

The economy, Iraq, environment, alternative fuel sources, and healthcare

are the issues that are the most important to my demographic because these are 

the issues that will effect them the most.

3. Are there any cultural references your demographic identifies with? 

The internet, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Google, Bolgging, email

Television Media, CNN, Fox, Fox Sports Network, NBC, MTV, The Daily Show, The Cobert Report, South Park, Family Guy

Video Games XBOX, Playstation, Wii

This demographic will also have an interest in both popular music and culture.

4. What does their graphic landscape look like?(This is sometimes called a "visual audit")

MTV, XBOX, Playstation, Wii, Apple, Nike, Adidas, DC Shoes, Quicksilver, Billabong, Vans, Footlocker, Globe, Element, LG, Braun, Salomon, Siemens,

5. Including the AIGA document and other sources, what are the issues cited for this 

group not voting?

Politicians don't appeal to them

Not enough free time

Ignorance

They don't care about politics

Upbringing

They don't know where to register

Links

taking note.tgf.org

The New Social issues

Transworld Snowboarding

Youth Culture

Progressive U

CIRCLE

 

Youth Voting Trends: Midterm Elections

Turnout among 18-29 year-olds increased for the second

major election in a row up 3 percentage points in 2006

(25%) from 2002 (22%).

Youth Voting Trends

Youth voting surged by 11 percentage points in 2004.

In presidential election years between 1972 and 2000,

the turnout rate had declined by 16 percentage points

among young citizens before rebounding by 11  percentage

points in the 2004 election. It remains to be seen if the 

increase in youth turnout in 2004 is part of a new trend

or is instead a spike in youth electoral participation like

the 1992 election. 

In 2004 47% of 18-24 year old citizens voted, 66% of 

citizens 25 and older voted.

Youth Voting

Youth turn out has risen sharply in the 2008 campaign.

More than 6.5 million young people under the age of 30 

participated in the 2008 primaries and caucuses.