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Articles by Kyle Bozentko
Why Are Young Voters More Likely to Skip Midterm Elections?
If past turnout patterns hold in 2022’s midterm election, most demographic groups will be represented as much as they are in presidential elections, with one major exception. People ages 18 to 29 represent 16 percent of the total U.S. population. But they will be a smaller proportion of voters in November. That’s a key finding of my research with political science collaborators Brian Hamel and Jonathan Nagler.
The wisdom of small crowds: The case for using Citizens’ Juries to shape policy
By some metrics, American democracy is in great shape. Despite a pandemic, and a switch to mass mail-in voting, the 2020 presidential election witnessed the highest voter turnout in U.S. history with 158 million people casting ballots. That’s about 66% of the voting-eligible population, the highest percentage since 1900 when 74% voted. Of course, many factors may have contributed to this voting bump.
The Wisdom of Small Crowds
By some metrics, American democracy is in great shape. Despite a pandemic, and a switch to mass mail-in voting, the 2020 Presential election witnessed the highest voter turnout in U.S. history with 158 million people casting ballots. That’s about 66% of the voting-eligible population, the highest percentage since 1900 when 74% voted. Of course, many factors may have contributed to this voting bump.
The Wisdom of Small Crowds: the Case for Using Citizens' Juries to Shape Policy
By some metrics, American democracy is in great shape. Despite a pandemic, and a switch to mass mail-in voting, the 2020 Presential election witnessed the highest voter turnout in U.S. history with 158 million people casting ballots. That’s about 66% of the voting-eligible population, the highest percentage since 1900 when 74% voted. Of course, many factors may have contributed to this voting bump.
Local Politics and the Malaise of the Millennials
The statistics on their participation in community life and elections are dismal. There's no one-size-fits-all fix. People who are 65 years or older are 19 times more likely to vote in local elections than 18 to 34 year olds. (AP/Cathleen Allison) Researchers at Oregon's Portland State University released a report this summer outlining patterns among voters in local elections utilizing voting data from four cities: Charlotte, Detroit, Portland and Saint Paul.
Engaging Minnesotans in global climate talks
Ninety-four percent of Minnesota participants are either very concerned (67 percent) or moderately concerned (27 percent) about the impacts of climate change.In early June, the Jefferson Center and Macalester College hosted 70 Twin Cities metro area residents at the Science Museum in St. Paul to discuss climate and energy issues as part of a global day of public deliberation.
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