Domestic Policy
Should the Voting Age Be Raised to 21?
Some conservatives are floating the idea of raising the minimum voting age from 18 to 21…
Should the Voting Age Be Raised to 21?
Here’s the Scoop
Some conservatives are floating the idea of raising the minimum voting age from 18 to 21.
The calls come after young people turned out in droves to vote for Democrats in the midterm elections.
According to exit polls, 72% of women aged 18-29 voted for Democrats.
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Source: The Guardian
Dwight Scholl
April 7, 2023 at 5:03 pm
“If you’re not a liberal by age 18, you have no heart; and if you’re not a conservative by age 30, you have no brain.”
Clifford Wells
August 12, 2023 at 6:25 am
I’m not sure what dwight’s comment means but it’s obvious that young people don’t really know what politics are about and what the consequences are when you make that vote so I think 21 is a more stable age to make those decisions
Filmaker
August 12, 2023 at 7:09 am
I say raise it because people seem to be taking longer to grow up into mature adults.
Melody
August 12, 2023 at 11:05 am
Them you have to raise the age to join the military to 21. Raise the age tp buy a firearm to 21. This is an absurd idea and it will backfire on the GOP.
Irishgal
October 13, 2023 at 6:21 am
Not necessarily- have to be 21 to drink. 21 to buy legal weed.
Ralph
October 13, 2023 at 11:44 am
Not sure that is true. The drinking and smoking age is 21 and 18 year olds are still joining the military.
David J. Greeley
August 14, 2023 at 11:32 am
To change our Constitution (required to raise voting age) we would be denying the vote to our youngest members of the armed service. They are wiling to give up their life for us how can we tell them they don’t deserve the right to vote. The voting age was changed (21 to 18) when I was on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. I can still remember the feeling I had when I made my first vote (1972). we can’t deny the vote to those who serve and we can therefor NOT deny the vote to anyone age 18 to 21.
Herb S
September 17, 2023 at 4:39 pm
It has nothing to do with the military. I signed up for the military when was 18.
I could not vote until I was 21.
Weasler
October 13, 2023 at 6:40 am
Yes, raise it to 21, if not older. The 26th Amendment was a huge mistake.
Tarheel
October 13, 2023 at 7:31 am
When many young get that first pay check and look at the bite Uncle Sam has taken from their hard earned labor, many start to question how it’s being spent. Liberals love spending other people’s money and that seems to have an impact on many about their political leanings. A little older and wiser about decision making. Kids of yesteryears had to grow and mature much faster. Too many of them today are still living in a comfortable bubble with little responsibility.
Joseph Basler
October 13, 2023 at 1:02 pm
College kids have no idea about the History of America. ow can we expect a good honest vote? They, like many in the late 30s voted for those that gave them free stuff. Make voter I D a law too. I hope it is not too late for America.
Karen Sue Lester
October 19, 2023 at 1:09 pm
If someone is old enough to enlist in the armed services, can fight for our country, and even die for it, they should be allowed to vote.