Gen Z is questioning whether silence or voting is the more effective means of influencing political change. 

Gen Z is questioning whether silence or voting is the more effective means of influencing political change. A poll from Harvard Kennedy School reveals that young Americans are less likely to say they’ll vote in the 2024 election compared to 2020, despite these generations’ record-breaking turnout in previous elections. In 2020, 57% of Americans 18-29-years-old planned to vote, but that number has now dropped to 49%. While it is commonly believed that voting is a civic duty and a way to make one’s voice heard, some young people argue that their silence could potentially create change by drawing attention to their discontent with the current political system. In 2020, YPulse data showed more than eight in 10 young people 18+ were likely to vote in the Presidential election, and we’ll be asking young people about the election this year, too. (Teen Vogue)