Posted on Jul 30, 2022
Missouri's Gen Z candidates say 'we're not waiting,' but will younger voters turn out for them?
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Only about 51% of Gen Z citizens voted in the November 2020 election, the lowest turnout rate for any generation in the election. But younger candidates say they see less engagement among their peers because their concerns are being ignored by politicians.
Ray Reed sat around a bonfire in Kirkwood with hometown and college friends after the 2020 presidential election, discussing the political issues they wanted to see government officials make progress on, he recalled.
“We care about student loan forgiveness. We care about universal health care. We care about reproductive rights. We care about union rights. We care about climate change. What stood between us and working on those issues was this federal office — and so we said, ‘Let’s run for Congress,’” said Reed, who is now a Democratic candidate for Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.
Ray Reed sat around a bonfire in Kirkwood with hometown and college friends after the 2020 presidential election, discussing the political issues they wanted to see government officials make progress on, he recalled.
“We care about student loan forgiveness. We care about universal health care. We care about reproductive rights. We care about union rights. We care about climate change. What stood between us and working on those issues was this federal office — and so we said, ‘Let’s run for Congress,’” said Reed, who is now a Democratic candidate for Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.
Missouri's Gen Z candidates say 'we're not waiting,' but will younger voters turn out for them?
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How does "less than 50%" compare to the other labeled generations with the same periods by yearly average?
NOTE: I have noticed in some case the generation labels "shift" as the years pass. For instance the label the greatest generation used to include both WW2 and the Korean War but Korea has been dropped. Likewise the time from 1965 to 1975 had several labels namely the Vietnam Era, The Peace or Love Generation.
A more detailed list generally broken down as
The Lost Generation — born 1883-1900. ... Apparently there aren't many records of "kids from that era. When I was a youth I remember that generation included people up through 1915.
The Greatest Generation — born 1901-1924. ... My memory is that this began in 1915 and ended in 1925.
The Silent Generation — born 1925-1943. ... Pretty much the bad years of the Depression.
The War Generation — born 1943-1947 ...
Baby Boomer Generation — born 1946-1964. ... The era when I was born and grew up to adulthood.
Generation X — born 1965-1980. ... (see above)
Generation Y — born 1981-1996. ... Soviet Union fails/End of the Cold War, First Gulf War..
Generation Z — born 1997-2012. ... Escalating Terrorism.
Generation Alpha — born 2013-2025. The 9-11 war years - though I pretty sure this generation's name is not yet set in concrete since its only now the year 1922. Personally I think its stupid for any generation to let the Media methheads name their life experience.
NOTE: I have noticed in some case the generation labels "shift" as the years pass. For instance the label the greatest generation used to include both WW2 and the Korean War but Korea has been dropped. Likewise the time from 1965 to 1975 had several labels namely the Vietnam Era, The Peace or Love Generation.
A more detailed list generally broken down as
The Lost Generation — born 1883-1900. ... Apparently there aren't many records of "kids from that era. When I was a youth I remember that generation included people up through 1915.
The Greatest Generation — born 1901-1924. ... My memory is that this began in 1915 and ended in 1925.
The Silent Generation — born 1925-1943. ... Pretty much the bad years of the Depression.
The War Generation — born 1943-1947 ...
Baby Boomer Generation — born 1946-1964. ... The era when I was born and grew up to adulthood.
Generation X — born 1965-1980. ... (see above)
Generation Y — born 1981-1996. ... Soviet Union fails/End of the Cold War, First Gulf War..
Generation Z — born 1997-2012. ... Escalating Terrorism.
Generation Alpha — born 2013-2025. The 9-11 war years - though I pretty sure this generation's name is not yet set in concrete since its only now the year 1922. Personally I think its stupid for any generation to let the Media methheads name their life experience.
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