Get Ready, America. Generation Z Is Heading To The Polls.

By Ben Kieffer,

Published September 21, 2020 at 3:57 PM CDT

While this will be the first time many Gen Zers cast a ballot, their political clout is only expected to grow in the coming years.

...Or at least to their mailbox. Whether voting by mail or in person, roughly 24 millionmembers of Generation Z will have the chance to cast a ballot this November, introducing the nation to the newest and youngest generation of voters.

On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by two Gen Z voters, one Republican and one Democrat, to discuss the issues informing the voting choices of Americans in their late teens and early 20’s. Also, a look at a massive effort to register voters on one Iowa campus.

Guests:

Michael Mitchell, senior at Waukee High School, high school membership director for College and Young Democrats of Iowa
Garrett Arbuckle, sophomore at Morningside College
Jocelyn Roof, University of Iowa student and founder of Hawk the Vote

Get Ready, America. Generation Z Is Heading To The Polls.

...Or at least to their mailbox. Whether voting by mail or in person, roughly 24 millionmembers of Generation Z will have the chance to cast a ballot this November, introducing the nation to the newest and youngest generation of voters.

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