reason # 1
Many elections are decided by a small number of votes — more frequently than you imagine.
REASON # 2
One reason why elections are often so close is because too many of us don’t actually vote.
Reason # 3
Of all Americans, young people vote the least. In fact, the U.S. has one of the lowest rates of youth voter turnout in the world. Before the 2022 election, 40% of Gen Z voters said they were going to vote. The actual turnout nationally was 23%.Reason # 4
On the other hand, older, more conservative voters turn out in huge numbers, and rank #1 in turnout — 76% of them came out to vote in 2020. They’re the ones electing lawmakers who won’t vote for gun safety, access to health care, protection of the environment, fair treatment and respect for everyone’s rights, especially reproductive rights.Reason # 5
Even if the candidate you hope will win is elected, it’s possible that if enough young voters don’t get out to vote where it really counts, she won’t have the majorities she needs in the Senate and the House to pass her agenda.Reason # 6
Where does it count? There are some critical Senate races in Ohio, Montana, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Florida and House races in other states where a small margin of victory in 2020 showed where a small increase in voter turnout can mean the difference between more deadlock or real change.Reason # 7
Besides deciding to vote, this is the one thing that you can most easily do to make a difference in this election: use your vote and your influence to encourage others to vote. Write to your friends and family and ask them to join you in encouraging any younger voters they know — especially in the so-called seven “battleground states” of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona and North Carolina — to get out and vote, and help boost the turnout among young people by just a few percentage points in this election.
ready to make your vote count?
Want to know where to go to vote
on Tuesday, November 5th?
Or find out how you can vote early
in your state? These links will tell you
all you need to know!
how you can make a big difference on november 5th:
The easiest thing you can do
to make a big difference is by making sure that you are going to vote
— and then by taking a few minutes to encourage five of your friends
to go out and vote. Just five friends!
It won’t take more than a few minutes
to let your friends know what a difference their vote can make.
And if they’re on the fence,
you can remind them of just
how many elections are decided
by a small number of votes
— and you can encourage them to vote
with your own commitment
to stand up and be counted.
it’s going to be a close call!
You can be sure of two things right now:
#1 The results on November 5th
will be as close as can be.
Maybe not that close in
the state or town where you live.
But on the national level,
where it counts,
election night will likely be a nail-biter.
#2 Whatever the outcome,
you can be absolutely sure that
the results of what happens
on November 5th
will make a huge difference
in everyone’s lives.
Right where you live and breathe,
and all around the world.
And it’s all up to who manages
to show up to vote
— for better for for worse.