Neglecting_Generation_X

Neglecting Generation X Neglecting Generation X By any measure, America’s youngest adult generation -- Generation X-- are the least politically active of any generation. Statistic after statistic tell the story of a generation that turns out to vote less frequently than others; the numbers also show that young adults are voting less than they once had. One would think that after all the struggles that were waged in this nation of ours for equal voting opportunities, every eligible citizen would head out to the polls. This is certainly not the case. United States is a nation built upon the fundamental principle of democracy, or rule by the people. Why then, do we in this country take voting for granted' Why do we not realize that voting is the most direct way that we have in participating in politics' The U. S. continues to be at the bottom of the ranks when it comes to voter turnout of the voting-age population. In fact, only 52.6 percent of the voting age population heads out to the polls. However, the problem does not lie in the low turnout, it is that only two-thirds of the voting-age population is registered to vote. Though it is probably voting, people, vote, out, generation, percent, voters, population, political, information, election, young, polls, age, about, voting-age, turnout, system, process, adults, younger, year, xers, time, registration, registered, rate, less, just, issues, going, gen, fact, democracy, because, active