Why Aren’t Young People More Involved in Politics?

But over and over again, the question keeps resurfacing: Why aren’t more young people involved in politics? Taking Hopelessness SeriouslyIt’s time to stop castigating young people and instead try to understand and empathize with why disengaging is often their default position. Also, we need to finally stop gaslighting young people with tales of previous generations’ tribulations and how they overcame them. Today, one of the most common forms of political engagement on college campuses is through College Democrats or College Republicans organizations. Shifting attitudes are no substitute, of course, for laws that make political participation easier—such as strong civic education, automatic and same-day voter registration, and lowering the voting age.