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To be clear, the biggest voting block is boomers, and since they own homes, they profit from rising prices.
Unfortunately, his voting block is cross generational, though there is a bit of an older skew
I'm mostly talking about voter participation. Also since there are a LOT of boomers, they have the most votes.
Can we get the raw numerical counts for this? We’re comparing percentages which is bad practice. I.e. it wouldn’t matter if 90% of 65+ voters vote if it’s like 1000 people. Turnout isn’t the same as actual votes cast which I think you understand but you didn’t add a source to your “LOT of boomers” claim. Not saying that you’re incorrect but I’d like to see actual numbers if possible
Some rough estimations:
Number of Boomers: 67 mio. With 75% turnout: 50.25 mio.
Number of GenX: 65 mio. With 70% turnout: 45.5 mio.
Number of Millenials: 74 mio. With 60% turnout: 44.5 mio.
Number of GenZ above 18: ~20mio. With 48% turnout: 9.6 mio.
The USA is a geriatricacy. Not even just by the numbers, young people give up so much power by not voting.
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Thanks for the stats! Hm that is truly depressing. Even with better turnout there are so many fricken boomers damn. I guess that makes sense given the generation moniker. Is this based on 2024 data? I’m somewhat inclined to believe that low Gen Z voter turnout is at least partially a symptom of being disengaged from the Democratic Party putting out machine candidates all the time but I of course have no way to quantify that atm.