High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The youth vote is a
political term used primarily in the United States to describe 18
to 29-year-olds and their voting habits.The term "Youth
Vote" goes back to the 1930s, when low-income rural and urban
young people in the United States were first mobilized to vote in
blocs by the youth activism movement. Their issues were largely
related to joblessness, homelessness, education, and guaranteed
income.While youth were alternately activated and suppressed in
their voting habits through the 1950s, the early 1960s saw a
renewed interest in encouraging young peoples' progressive
voting habits. When Students for a Democratic Society put out a
global call to action for youth via the Port Huron Statement,
millions of youth around the world reacted. A variety of youth
voting efforts sprung up across Europe, Asia, South America, and
Africa. The United States experienced a massive upsurge in youth
civic action of all sorts, with a particular emphasis on the youth
vote.
