Voting Age To 18

The voting age should be increased to 19 or 21 years of age. Most 18 year olds have just graduated or are still in highschool, so many of them are immature,and lack life experience. In addition, many 18 year olds do not have a plan(s) after high school, so if they can’t make a decision about their future what makes people think that they can make an informed decision about the future of the country. However, there are some states like Ohio that are allowing seventeen year olds to vote in primaries.

British dramatist Shakespeare once said that there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes. Through the ages, controversies about voting age have not quieted down, and there are more and more different opinions about voting age like it should increase to 21, or it should decrease to 17 or 16, even 13. Like a coin has two sides, each opinion has both advantages and disadvantages. In my opinion, I prefer the voting age to be 18 in the United States. Teenagers who are 18 years old are independent enough to make their own decisions, and they should have the vote right as other adults do.

Another reason I think the voting age should not change is because 16 year olds are not as

We should do whatever it takes to acheive that goal. We as a country should keep the voting age at 18 because lowering the age would only decrease our chances of increasing the votes we have in our country. That is why we need to keep the voting age at 18.

After reading both articles on the voting age, I believe the age should remain 18. I dont think changing the age will help with the voting turnout if anything it will hurt it.

Young adult voting in the US was at 16% in 2014. Now, about 60% of all eligible voters turn out for presidential elections and even less for other elections. If the voting age were raised then, there would be even fewer people voting in elections. For this and more, I do not believe that the voting age should be raised to 21.

Should the voting age be lowered to 16 years old? There's some pretty good reasons to! Sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to vote because it is a better starting age for voting, and it will help to ease the problem of not enough people voting. Plus, they already have plenty of adult-like responsibilities. Why not voting?

If maturity is the issue, it important to take into account that 16 year olds are just as informed as 18 year olds (in some cases more so). In fact there could be many 20, 30, or even 40 year olds who are irresponsible, do not make informed decisions and are clueless; this does not mean we deny them the right vote. Just because they are older necessarily does not mean they know everything in detail about politics because they have more life experience and can make better informed judgements than a 16 year old.

In my position I agree to lower the age of voting to 16-17 years old because it can raise up the percentage of voting. Many people are not voting because they don't believe it can help them and their community also with the support from 16-17 years old, it can show a huge difference on how the votes are increasing little by little. Also it can gives them experience on what's the voting like. Once they get older, they will know what to do because they registered the vote in an

First, I think that the voting age is appropriate. You are 18 when you can vote and you are considered an adult. Furthermore, you are considered an adult at 18 in 47 states, so you should be able to vote for who is the president. When you are 18, you should be mature enough to take voting passionately. I think that voting needs to be taken seriously, and you need to make sure you are researching

I personally don't have much political experience because my parents don't vote. Therefore I don't really care much about voting. If kids aren't exposed to politics or informed on why they should vote then I don't believe decreasing the voting age will make much of a difference. If 18-year-olds do not have a high number of votes I don't see how kids younger than that would make a difference. I don't believe lowering the age is solution to increases voters. I think we should focus more on teaching the importance of voting and why it makes a difference so that when they do turn 18 they will understand why they should vote and by understanding that I believe they will be more likely to

In my opinion, I feel as though the voting age should stay at 18 and not be changed to 21. One of the reasons why the voting age should stay at 18 is because regardless of your age everyone's voice and opinion should be heard and everyone deserves an opportunity to be able to vote. Also if the voting age were to be increased to 21, the participation rate for voting would decrease significantly. Everybody says how important it is to vote so why should 18,19 and 20-year-olds not be included? If the voting age was raised, it would make things worse, and it wouldn't be right for them to not take part in voting for our political future. Many people may underestimate the younger age groups and may not see them as mature enough to take part in voting.

Voting is what allows our governement to make the best decisions for our country. However some people believe that we should allow younger voters (16 years of age) to vote for our country. I would have to disagree with such beliefs for three reasons: the voting rate of young voters is already low as it is, it would decrease the currently low voting rates, and the lack of participation questions the young voters civic responsibility.

Age of the voter is a factor that can affect how they vote or who they decide to vote for. There is a common belief that younger people tend to vote more democratic but studies show that this is not always what has happened in previous elections (Fisher, 2008). For example, Fisher explains how in the elections from 1960 through 1976 younger people were the most democratic but in elections from 1980 through 1992 younger people were the most republican voters (Fisher,

Typically, people ages 30 to 65 have been the most likely to vote in the past years. This is in great cause due to this age group being the most politically active. People in this group are more likely to have established homes, steady jobs, and part of the community. They have stronger incentives to be involved in what can affect their lives.