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@ben@werd.social yesterday

Next up: the midterms. Vote. Vote with joy. Vote with hope. Vote in costume, if you like. Vote with wild aplomb. With gusto. With humanity. With empathy. With love. Fiercely and kindly. Be here. Be heard. Be the change.

Tuesday.

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@mvilain@sfba.social 13 min. ago

@ben The only political thing I've expressed for the last month is to pester clients and friends to vote. And I don't feel the least bit pushy about it, even if I have been.

@darwinwoodka@mastodon.social yesterday

@ben we already voted!

Check in with the ex-pats complaining they never got their ballots today though.

Ulrik Nyman ⬡

@UlrikNyman@mastodon.social yesterday

@ben Apparently US voters have never cared about politics.

Or maybe a big part of the problem is the two party system.

Maybe we just need the USA to end!

https://uspollingdata.com/news/voter-turnout-history-midterms/

Screenshot of voter turnout from 1994 to 2022 in the USA midterm elections. From https://uspollingdata.com/news/voter-turnout-history-midterms/
Midterm Turnout History: 1994–2022
Year Turnout (% VEP) Under-30 Share Total Votes Cast Primary Driver
1994 41.1% ~14% 75.1M R Revolution, anti-Clinton enthusiasm
1998 38.1% ~12% 71.9M Low enthusiasm; impeachment fatigue
2002 40.5% ~12% 79.8M Post-9/11 national unity
2006 41.3% ~13% 86.6M Anti-Iraq War, D enthusiasm
2010 42.0% ~12% 93.0M Tea Party, anti-ACA enthusiasm
2014 36.4% ~11% 83.0M Low enthusiasm; no galvanizing issue
2018 50.3% ~17% 122.4M Anti-Trump suburban wave, youth surge
2022 46.4% ~14% 115.5M Post-Dobbs abortion mobilization — Screenshot of voter turnout from 1994 to 2022 in the USA midterm elections. From https://uspollingdata.com/news/voter-turnout-history-midterms/ Midterm Turnout History: 1994–2022 Year Turnout (% VEP) Under-30 Share Total Votes Cast Primary Driver 1994 41.1% ~14% 75.1M R Revolution, anti-Clinton enthusiasm 1998 38.1% ~12% 71.9M Low enthusiasm; impeachment fatigue 2002 40.5% ~12% 79.8M Post-9/11 national unity 2006 41.3% ~13% 86.6M Anti-Iraq War, D enthusiasm 2010 42.0% ~12% 93.0M Tea Party, anti-ACA enthusiasm 2014 36.4% ~11% 83.0M Low enthusiasm; no galvanizing issue 2018 50.3% ~17% 122.4M Anti-Trump suburban wave, youth surge 2022 46.4% ~14% 115.5M Post-Dobbs abortion mobilization

USPollingData.com

Midterm Voter Turnout History: 2014–2022 Patterns and 2026 Outlook

2022: 46.4% turnout. 2018: 50.3% — highest since 1914. 2014: 36.4% — lowest since WWII. Who votes in midterms, who stays home, and how to change it.