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the Census Bureau's data set for the 2020 election. How many 18-24 year old citizens of the United States are not yet registered to vote?
Hint: before you answer, make sure to do a quick gut check -- does the number you came up with seem right?
Which states have more than 400,000 unregistered eligible voters who are younger than 24?
Instead of doing this manually, you might want to try and using a simple formula to determine the number of unregistered eligible voters. Remember, only citizens over 18 are eligible to vote!
Name a state that you think will see a significant increase in voter turnout in the next decade. In 4-6 sentences, explain why and share a few statistics from the provided data set to back your claim up.
Hint: do you seen any trends among age groups that might a picture of what turnout could look like in 10 years?
Depending on your interests, you could try making a model to predict turnout, explaining trends in the context of broader demographic shifts, offering a broader analysis of why young folks could be more likely to vote, or doing something else entirely.
There isn't a right or wrong answer here: do your best to make an interesting point that's grounded in the data and gives us a sense of how you think. Feel free to write informally. Bullet points are fine!
How do we get more young people to vote? Share one thing that legislators could do, one thing that university administrators could do, and one thing thing that you can do.
Creative, out-of-the-ballpark ideas are totally fine!
Some people say that young people don't vote because they're lazy. Write a short (8-10 sentence) letter to your member of Congress explaining why young folks might not vote and what Congress could do to change that.
There's no need to worry too much about formatting, but of a well-written letter to a legislator.
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