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How can this translate to "offline" activity?
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Are they politically active at all?
First:
Who is the "youth vote?"
Why do young Americans vote at a lower rate than older Americans?
Less educated, less wealthy, and less likely to be employed than older Americans
Fewer community ties and feelings of stake in system
According to a 2013 Pew Research Center study, "political engagement on social networking sites is especially commonplace among the youngest Americans" (Smith, 5).
Building relationships in the "virtual world" helps young people build social capital (Caliendo, Chod, and Muck 2015).
The better questions should be:
In what ways are young people civically engaged?
How can this translate into voting?
18-24 year olds use SNS and texting to discuss political and social issues and post pictures and videos, and donate to political campaigns online (Smith 2013).
Of any age group, 18-29 year olds are most likely to
take action on a political or societal issue after learning about it on an SNS (Smith 2013).
More 18-24 year olds (48%) participate in civic events, groups, or activities than 25-34 year olds (42%) and only marginally less than 35-64 year olds (51%) (Smith 2013).
More importantly, we know that online political activity is highly correlated with offline political activity (Jennings and Zeitner 2003).