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How will Gen Z voters impact midterm elections

Several people that fall within the age group known as 'Generation Z' will have the opportunity to vote for the first time in next week's midterm election.

Back in 2020, one in ten eligible voters fell under 'Generation Z.'

Several people born between 1997 and 2012 have recently turned 18, and are now eligible to vote for the first time.

We visited College of the Desert and asked students if they're planning on exercising their right to vote.

Although some younger voters are excited to make their vote count come November 8, others are not planning on casting their ballots.

Some Gen Z students tells me they feel disillusioned based off what they've seen in previous elections.

"I think there's another party that votes like electoral votes over the people's vote. I think that's why I don't vote, because somebody else's vote matters more than my vote," says Rickey, a student from College of the Desert.

A lower turnout among younger voters at the midterm elections may not come as a surprise, especially when considering the 2020 presidential election.

According to the United States Census Bureau voter turnout was the highest among those ages 65 to 74 and lowest among those ages 18 to 24.

Matthew, is a political science major at College of the Desert who's gearing up to cast his vote. He shares why he thinks some of his classmates may be disengaged in the upcoming election.

"Congress is just not appealing to the majority of people," says Matthew.

His classmate, Damien is also registered to vote and planning to cast his ballot, "This is our community. So we should be able to be more engaged in it and know what we're contributing to, and have good representation for it.” 

Many students we spoke to expressed they were either too busy or not interested enough in politics to participate in the upcoming midterm election.

Many students added that voting could be much more appealing.

"If you have a platform, like make sure to use it, because that can make like a big difference for young voters, especially for us Gen-Z'ers. We want to see something appealing. That'll make us want to vote and get out there to the polls," says Damien.

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