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Turnout

Only 61.4% of the population voted in the 2016 presedential election

Millennial voter turnout increased by 4.4% in the 2016 election

Voting History

The 26th Amendment passed in 1971 to lower the voting age from 21 to 18

The 19th Amendment passed in 1920 granted women the right to vote

Prison & Voting

Felon Disenfranchisement laws have led to 6 million people losing the right to vote

7.4% of the black population is disenfranchised versus just 1.4% of non-African Americans

Race & Votng

Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated racist voting practices in the South.

Black voter turnout fell from 66.6% to 59.6% from 2012 in 2016

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