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Younger people have increasingly voted more in recent years, with voter turnout among those under 30 

going from 20 percent in 2014 to 36 percent in 2018

In the latest Minnesota Poll from MPR News and the Star Tribune, enthusiasm is high. 

 34 and younger said they “definitely” will cast a ballot.

Young voters have been a subject of discussion on the campaign trail. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders 

 about his difficulty in turning out young people. But Sanders asserts that he 

, with older voters turning out for former 

Kerri Miller will talk with two political scientists about young voters; the issues that rise to the top for them; and what this election looks like for young voters of color.

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In the latest MPR News/Star Tribune poll, more than half of voters polled under age 34 said they will definitely cast a ballot. We talk with two political scientists about what’s on the mind of young voters this election season.

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